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Lily

Wallpaper
1873 (made)
Artist/Maker
Morris & Co. (publisher)
Jeffrey & Co. (Printer)
Morris, William (designer)
Place of origin
England (printed)

Specimen of 'Lily' wallpaper, a design featuring a variety of plants in a brick pattern, with an all-over underlay pattern of small leaves; Colour woodblock print, by hand, on paper.
Part of a wallpaper pattern book containing 132 specimens (E.2734-2866-1980), mounted on a display stand, with a cloth cover.

Object details

Categories
Wall Coverings
Prints
Object type
Wallpaper
TitleLily (assigned by artist)
Materials and techniques
colour woodblock print, by hand, on paper
Paper
Block Printing
Colour Woodblock Print
Brief description
Specimen of 'Lily' wallpaper, a design featuring a variety of plants in a brick pattern, with an all-over underlay pattern of small leaves; Colour woodblock print, by hand, on paper; Designed by William Morris; Published by Morris & Co.; England; 1873.
Physical description
Specimen of 'Lily' wallpaper, a design featuring a variety of plants in a brick pattern, with an all-over underlay pattern of small leaves; Colour woodblock print, by hand, on paper.
Part of a wallpaper pattern book containing 132 specimens (E.2734-2866-1980), mounted on a display stand, with a cloth cover.
Dimensions
  • Height: 2'3.25ft
  • Width: 1'8"ft
Style
Arts and Crafts (Movement)
Credit line
Given by Walter Taylor Esq
Object history
Parry (see references) comments that: 'There appear to have been considerable problems with printing Lily as the log book shows several deleted versions.'
Associated object
CIRC.65B-1959 (Version)
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.
  • Parry, Linda, ed. William Morris London : Philip Wilson in association with the Victoria and Albert Museum, 1996. Published to coincide with an exhibition at the Victoria and Albert Museum, 9 May-1 Sept. 1996, p.211, ill.
  • Taken from Departmental Circulation Register 1959
Collection
Prints, Drawings & Paintings Collection
Accession number
CIRC.276-1959

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Record createdJune 30, 2009
Record URL
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