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Jasmine

Wallpaper
1872 (published)
Artist/Maker
Jeffrey & Co. (manufacturer)
Morris & Co. (publisher)
Morris, William (designer)
Place of origin
England (made)

'Jasmine' wallpaper, an all-over pattern of hawthorn leaves, blossoms and branches on a disguised vertical meander. A scrolling tracery of jasmine providing the foreground; Block-printed in distemper colours, on paper.

Object details

Categories
Wall Coverings
Prints
Object type
Wallpaper
TitleJasmine (manufacturer's title)
Materials and techniques
block-printed in distemper colours, on paper
Distemper
Block Printing
Brief description
Specimen of 'Jasmine' wallpaper, an all-over pattern of hawthorn leaves, blossoms and branches on a disguised vertical meander. A scrolling tracery of jasmine providing the foreground; Block-printed in distemper colours, on paper; Designed by William Morris; Printed by Jeffrey & Co. for Morris Marshall, Faulkner & Co.; England; First issued 1872.
Physical description
'Jasmine' wallpaper, an all-over pattern of hawthorn leaves, blossoms and branches on a disguised vertical meander. A scrolling tracery of jasmine providing the foreground; Block-printed in distemper colours, on paper.
Dimensions
  • Height: 68.6cm
  • Width: 50cm
Style
Arts and Crafts (Movement)
Credit line
Given by Morris & Co.
Object history
Parry notes that: 'The many deletions and substitutions in the printing record indicate initial difficulties with the pattern and it appears that the number of blocks used for its production was reduced from twenty to eleven. Attempts made in 1874 to print it in wash colours seem to have been unsuccessful.'
Bibliographic references
  • 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.
  • 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 1954
Collection
Prints, Drawings & Paintings Collection
Accession number
CIRC.23-1954

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Record createdJune 30, 2009
Record URL
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