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Haarlem

Wallpaper
1885 (made)
Artist/Maker
Hayward & Son Ltd (manufacturer)
Belcher, John (R.A., F.R.I.B.A) (designer)
Place of origin
England (made)

Portion of wallpaper, with a design of thistles, foliage and stylized decorative work on a dark ground.

Object details

Category
Wall Coverings
Object type
Wallpaper
TitleHaarlem (manufacturer's title)
Materials and techniques
Colour woodblock print, on paper
Paper
Colour Woodblock Print
Brief description
'Haarlem,' wallpaper, designed by John Belcher, produced by Hayward & Son Ltd, England, 1885.
Physical description
Portion of wallpaper, with a design of thistles, foliage and stylized decorative work on a dark ground.
Dimensions
  • Portion height: 142.3cm
  • Portion width: 53.3cm
  • Height: 56in
  • Width: 21in
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 Wallpaper Manufacturers Ltd
Object history
Given by Wallpaper Manufacturers Ltd.
Subjects depicted
Stylized Foliage
Thistles (Plants)
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.
  • 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.1836-1934

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Record createdMarch 31, 2009
Record URL
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