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Wallpaper

ca. 1895 (made)
Artist/Maker
Jeffrey & Co. (manufacturer)
Place of origin
England (manufactured)

Wallpaper with a design of birds and vines; inscribed in pencil with notes.

Object details

Categories
Wall Coverings
Drawings
Designs
Object type
Wallpaper
Materials and techniques
Ink and wash
Paper
Wash Technique
Brief description
Wallpaper with a design of birds and vines; inscribed in pencil with notes; produced by Jeffrey & Co.; ca. 1895.
Physical description
Wallpaper with a design of birds and vines; inscribed in pencil with notes.
Dimensions
  • Height: 58.5cm
  • Width: 54cm
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
(Inscribed in pencil with notes.)
Credit line
Given by Mrs Margaret Warner
Object history
Given by Mrs Margaret Warner.
Production
The pattern of 'Throstle', E.1654, 1654A-1657-1974 (circa 1973), is based on this design.
Subjects depicted
Birds
Vine
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.
  • Victoria and Albert Museum, Department of Engraving, Illustration and Design and Department of Paintings, Accessions 1945, London: HMSO, 1956.
Collection
Prints, Drawings & Paintings Collection
Accession number
E.5-1945

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Record createdJanuary 19, 2009
Record URL
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