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Wallpaper

1913 (made)
Artist/Maker
C. & J. G. Potter (manufacturer)
Attwell, Mabel Lucie (designer)
Place of origin
England (manufactured)

Wallpaper frieze with scenes from nursery tales, including 'Bo-Peep', 'Mother Goose' and others; Colour print from engraved rollers on paper.

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read Wallpapers for children Thanks to the separation of workplace and home, British middle-class houses in the early 19th century had, for the first time, sufficient space to dedicate rooms, and even whole floors, to the accommodation of children and their carers – the nursemaid (later nanny) and the governess.

Object details

Category
Wall Coverings
Object type
Wallpaper
Materials and techniques
Colour print from engraved rollers on paper
Paper
Roller-Printed
Brief description
Wallpaper frieze with scenes from nursery tales, including 'Bo-Peep', 'Mother Goose' and others; Colour print from engraved rollers on paper; Designed by Mabel Lucie Attwell; Produced by C. & G. Potter; England; 1913.
Physical description
Wallpaper frieze with scenes from nursery tales, including 'Bo-Peep', 'Mother Goose' and others; Colour print from engraved rollers on paper.
Dimensions
  • Height: 26.7cm
  • Width: 179.8cm
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.
Subjects depicted
Children (People by Age Group)
Goose
Nursery Rhymes
Water Wells
Chickens
Lambs
Cat
Doll
Bucket (Vessel)
Shoe (Footwear)
Elderly
Literary references
  • Bo-Peep
  • Mother Goose
  • The Old Who Lived in a Shoe
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.
  • Sugden, A. V., and Edmondson, J. L. A History of English Wallpaper. 1509-1914. London, 1926.
  • Greysmith, Brenda. Wallpaper. London, 1976.
  • 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.1834-1934

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Record createdMarch 27, 2009
Record URL
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