The Westminster Wall Papers
Wallpaper
1899 (manufactured)
1899 (manufactured)
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'The Westminster Wall Papers', bound pattern book with 163 specimens, including different colourways, borders etc, including designs by C. F. A. Voysey and Harrison Townsend, most stamped on the back with serial number etc.
Object details
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| Title | The Westminster Wall Papers (manufacturer's title) |
| Materials and techniques | Colour machine prints, on paper, within a pattern book |
| Brief description | 'The Westminster Wallpapers' catalogue for the London showrooms; Bound pattern book with 163 specimens, including different colourways, borders etc, some designed by C. F. A. Voysey and Harrison Townsend; Produced by Essex & Co.; England; 1899. |
| Physical description | 'The Westminster Wall Papers', bound pattern book with 163 specimens, including different colourways, borders etc, including designs by C. F. A. Voysey and Harrison Townsend, most stamped on the back with serial number etc. |
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| 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. 'The Comrie' design (by C. F. A. Voysey) is reproduced in The Magazine of Art (1892). |
| 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.6340-1910 |
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| Record created | March 16, 2009 |
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