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Ribbon

Wallpaper
ca. 1908 (made)
Artist/Maker
Essex & Co. (manufacturer)
Unknown (maker)
Place of origin
England (manufactured)

Portion of the 'Ribbon' wallpaper frieze.

Object details

Categories
Wall Coverings
Prints
Object type
Wallpaper
TitleRibbon (generic title)
Materials and techniques
Colour print from six wood blocks
Paper
Colour Woodblock Print
Brief description
Portion of the 'Ribbon' wallpaper frieze; produced by Essex & Co.; ca. 1908.
Physical description
Portion of the 'Ribbon' wallpaper frieze.
Dimensions
  • Height: 28cm
  • Width: 75cm
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.
Credit line
Given by the Wallpaper Manufacturers Ltd
Object history
Given by the Wallpaper Manufacturers Ltd.
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 & Albert Museum Department of Engraving, Illustration and Design & Department of Paintings Accessions 1934 London: Published under the Authority of the Board of Education, 1935
Collection
Prints, Drawings & Paintings Collection
Accession number
E.1830-1934

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Record createdJanuary 20, 2009
Record URL
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