Nursery Rhymes
Wallpaper
1876 (made)
1876 (made)
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Portion of 'Nursery Rhymes' nursery wallpaper; Depicting elements of nursery rhymes, including; Humpty Dumpty, Little Miss Muffet, Little Jack Horner,the cow and dog of 'Hey Diddle Diddle' and the mouse and frog of 'Frog Went A-Courtin'. It also depicts Queen Anne sitting holding a blue and yellow parasol; With floral border affixed; Colour machine print, on paper.
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| Title | Nursery Rhymes (generic title) |
| Materials and techniques | Colour machine print, on paper |
| Brief description | Portion of 'Nursery Rhymes' nursery wallpaper; Depicting elements of nursery rhymes, including; Humpty Dumpty, Little Miss Muffet, Little Jack Horner,the cow and dog of 'Hey Diddle Diddle' and the mouse and frog of 'Frog Went A-Courtin'. It also depicts Queen Anne sitting holding a blue and yellow parasol; With floral border affixed; Design by Walter Crane; Colour machine print, on paper; Produced by Jeffrey & Co.; England; 1876. |
| Physical description | Portion of 'Nursery Rhymes' nursery wallpaper; Depicting elements of nursery rhymes, including; Humpty Dumpty, Little Miss Muffet, Little Jack Horner,the cow and dog of 'Hey Diddle Diddle' and the mouse and frog of 'Frog Went A-Courtin'. It also depicts Queen Anne sitting holding a blue and yellow parasol; With floral border affixed; Colour machine print, on paper. |
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| Marks and inscriptions | HEY DIDDLE / DIDDLE / MISS MOUSE / HORNER / HUSHABY / HUMPTY / QUEEN ANNE / MISS MUFFET (Lettered in various areas, as part of design.) |
| Credit line | Given by Mr Roger H. M. Warner |
| Object history | Given by Mr Roger H. M. Warner. This paper was joined to object E.42B-1971 and E.42-1971, backed with pages from The Graphic (1879). |
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| Bibliographic reference | 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. |
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| Accession number | E.42-1971 |
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| Record created | April 6, 2021 |
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