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Briar

Wallpaper
1924 (made)
Artist/Maker
Place of origin

Portion of 'Briar' wallpaper, an all-over brick repeat pattern of briar roses, with thorned stems; Colour machine print, on paper.


Object details

Categories
Object type
TitleBriar (assigned by artist)
Materials and techniques
Colour machine print, on paper
Brief description
Portion of 'Briar' wallpaper, an all-over brick repeat pattern of briar roses, with thorned stems; Colour machine print, on paper; Designed by C. F. A. Voysey; Produced by Lightbown, Aspinall & Co.; England; 1924.
Physical description
Portion of 'Briar' wallpaper, an all-over brick repeat pattern of briar roses, with thorned stems; Colour machine print, on paper.
Dimensions
  • Height: 73.4cm
  • Width: 52.2cm
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.
Credit line
Given by the Wallpaper Manufacturers Ltd.
Object history
Given by the Wallpaper Manufacturers Ltd.
Production
This design was produced at twice this size by Essex & Co. in 1901. See E.313-1974.
Subjects depicted
Associated objects
Bibliographic references
  • 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.
  • 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.
  • Victoria & Albert Museum Department of Engraving, Illustration and Design & Department of Paintings Accessions 1934 London: Published under the Authority of the Board of Education, 1935
Collection
Accession number
E.1927-1934

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Record createdJune 30, 2009
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