The Westminster Wall Papers

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Artist/Maker	Essex & Co. (manufacturer) C. F. A. Voysey (designer)
Place of origin	England (manufactured)

'The Westminster Wall Papers', bound pattern book with 169 specimens, including different colourways and photolithographs, many designed by C. F. A. Voysey, most stamped on the back with serial number etc.

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Category	Wall Coverings
Object type	Wallpaper
Title	The Westminster Wall Papers (manufacturer's title)
Materials and techniques	printed paper Printing Ink Printing
Brief description	'The Westminster Wallpapers' catalogue for the London showrooms; Bound pattern book with 169 specimens, including different colourways and photolithographs, many designed by C. F. A. Voysey; Produced by Essex & Co.; England; 1897.
Physical description	'The Westminster Wall Papers', bound pattern book with 169 specimens, including different colourways and photolithographs, many designed by C. F. A. Voysey, most stamped on the back with serial number etc.
Dimensions	Size of volume height: 31.2cm Size of volume width: 27.4cm 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	(Most specimens are stamped on the back with serial number etc)
Credit line	Given by Mr E. F. Strange
Object history	Given by Mr E. F. Strange.
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.
Collection	Prints, Drawings & Paintings Collection
Accession number	E.6339-1910

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Record created	March 16, 2009
Record URL	https://collections.vam.ac.uk/item/O199620/the-westminster-wall-papers-wallpaper-c-f-a/

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