The Fairyland

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Artist/Maker	Essex (manufacturer) C. F. A. Voysey (designer)
Place of origin	England (made)

Portion of 'The Fairyland' wallpaper, depicting a flock of birds flying, in an arc, below a tree. Beneath them are flowers, plants and mushrooms. Design in shades of green and blue, on a pale ground; Colour machine print, on paper.

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Categories	Wall Coverings Prints
Object type	Wallpaper
Title	The Fairyland (assigned by artist)
Materials and techniques	Colour machine print, on paper Paper Colour Machine Print
Brief description	Portion of 'The Fairyland' wallpaper, depicting a flock of birds flying, in an arc, below a tree. Beneath them are flowers, plants and mushrooms. Design in shades of green and blue, on a pale ground; Colour machine print, on paper; Designed by C. F. A. Voysey; Produced by Essex & Co.; England, ca. 1896
Physical description	Portion of 'The Fairyland' wallpaper, depicting a flock of birds flying, in an arc, below a tree. Beneath them are flowers, plants and mushrooms. Design in shades of green and blue, on a pale ground; Colour machine print, on paper.
Dimensions	Portion height: 76cm Portion width: 53.3cm 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 Morton Sundour Fabrics Ltd
Object history	Given by Morton Sundour Fabrics Ltd.
Subjects depicted	Birds Trees Flowers Plants, Mushrooms
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. Taken from Departmental Circulation Register 1953
Collection	Prints, Drawings & Paintings Collection
Accession number	CIRC.262-1953

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Record created	June 30, 2009
Record URL	https://collections.vam.ac.uk/item/O1036621/the-fairyland-wallpaper-c-f-a/

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