Fern and Poppy
Wallpaper
ca. 1840-50 (made)
ca. 1840-50 (made)
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'Fern and Poppy'; Portion of wallpaper featuring ferns, grasses, wild poppies and a butterfly on a pale ground; Colour print from wood blocks, on paper; Destroyed Mar 1880 inscribed on the front of the design.
Object details
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| Title | Fern and Poppy (manufacturer's title) |
| Materials and techniques | Colour woodblock print, on paper |
| Brief description | 'Fern and Poppy'; Portion of wallpaper featuring ferns, grasses, wild poppies and a butterfly on a pale ground; Colour print from wood blocks, on paper; Arthur Sanderson & Sons Ltd.; England; ca. 1840-50. |
| Physical description | 'Fern and Poppy'; Portion of wallpaper featuring ferns, grasses, wild poppies and a butterfly on a pale ground; Colour print from wood blocks, on paper; Destroyed Mar 1880 inscribed on the front of the design. |
| Dimensions | This object is part of a group of wallpaper borders recorded as being 'various sizes'. 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. |
| Marks and inscriptions | Keep (Inscribed by hand on the front of the design.) |
| Credit line | Given by the Wallpaper Manufacturers Ltd |
| Object history | Given by the Wallpaper Manufacturers Ltd. Provenance: A log book of Arthur Sanderson & Sons. The printing blocks were destroyed 1874-80. |
| Production | Provenance of wallpaper: A log book of Arthur Sanderson & Sons. The printing blocks were destroyed 1874-80. |
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| Accession number | E.1772-1934 |
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| Record created | December 16, 2008 |
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