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Jeffrey & Co's Artistic Wallpapers
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Jeffrey & Co's Artistic Wallpapers
- Object:
Advertisement
- Place of origin:
London (printed)
- Date:
ca. 1907 (printed)
- Artist/Maker:
Jeffrey & Co. (manufacturer)
- Materials and Techniques:
Lithograph on paper
- Credit Line:
Given by Mrs Margaret Warner
- Museum number:
E.42A/3-1945
- Gallery location:
Prints & Drawings Study Room, level C, case 96, shelf B, box 3
The peacock was an established symbol of the Aesthetic movement (‘Art for art’s sake’) of the 1890s, and around 1900 Jeffrey & Co. adopted it as their logo to emphasise their association with the highest artistic standards in design. They had printed William Morris's wallpapers since 1864, and under the guidance of the sole proprietor, Metford Warner (from 1871), they employed some of the best designers of the day - including Walter Crane, Lewis F. Day, B. J. Talbert and C. F. A. Voysey. The firm's products regularly won medals and prizes at international exhibitions.