Acanthus
Wallpaper
1875 (published)
1875 (published)
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Specimen of 'Acanthus' wallpaper, foliate pattern of intertwined acanthus leaves; Block-printed in distemper colours, on paper.
Object details
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| Title | Acanthus (manufacturer's title) |
| Materials and techniques | block-printed in distemper colours, on paper |
| Brief description | Specimen of 'Acanthus' wallpaper, foliate pattern of intertwined acanthus leaves; Block-printed in distemper colours, on paper; Designed by William Morris; Published by Morris & Co.; Printed by Jeffrey & Co.; England; 1875. |
| Physical description | Specimen of 'Acanthus' wallpaper, foliate pattern of intertwined acanthus leaves; Block-printed in distemper colours, on paper. |
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| Object history | The 'Acanthus' design requires thirty separate woodblocks to complete the pattern. Parry (see references) notes that: 'Acanthus was the first of a group of large-scale, heavily patterned and deep coloured papers: the others were Pimpernel (1876), Wreath (1876), Rose (1877) and Chrysanthemum (1877). The large size of this design requires thirty blocks to complete the pattern, making it an expensive paper costing 16s. a roll.' |
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| Accession number | CIRC.24-1954 |
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| Record created | June 30, 2009 |
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