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The Chinese Tree

Wallpaper
1909 (made)
Artist/Maker
Place of origin

Portion of 'The Chinese Tree' wallpaper; Colour machine print, on paper.


Object details

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Object type
TitleThe Chinese Tree (assigned by artist)
Materials and techniques
Colour machine print, on paper
Brief description
Portion of 'The Chinese Tree' wallpaper; Colour machine print, on paper; Designed by William Turner (?); Produced by Jeffrey & Co.; England; 1904.
Physical description
Portion of 'The Chinese Tree' wallpaper; Colour machine print, on paper.
Dimensions
  • Height: 120.6cm
  • Width: 66cm
Dimensions from: Oman, Charles C., and Hamilton, Jean. Wallpapers: a history and illustrated catalogue of the collection of the Victoria and Albert Museum. London: Sotheby Publications, in association with the Victoria and Albert Museum, 1982.
Object history
The design is based on some Chinese papers from Eltham Lodge (E.2083-2092-1914). Yet another colourway, dated 1907, is in the collection of G.P. & J. Baker Ltd. The artist produced many designs for this firm.
Production
The design is based on some Chinese papers from Eltham Lodge (E.2083-2092-1914).
Associated objects
Bibliographic reference
Oman, Charles C., and Hamilton, Jean. Wallpapers: a history and illustrated catalogue of the collection of the Victoria and Albert Museum. London: Sotheby Publications, in association with the Victoria and Albert Museum, 1982.
Collection
Accession number
E.2787-1914

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Record createdJune 30, 2009
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