The Bird
Wallpaper
1874 (made)
1874 (made)
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| Place of origin |
Portion of 'The Bird' wallpaper, an all-over design of birds, flowers, foliage and fruit; Colour print from wood blocks on paper.
Object details
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| Title | The Bird (manufacturer's title) |
| Materials and techniques | Colour woodblock print, on paper |
| Brief description | Portion of 'The Bird' wallpaper, an all-over design of birds, flowers, foliage and fruit; Designed by George Frederick Bodley; Colour print from wood blocks on paper; Made for Watts & Co., probably by Cole & Sons; England; 1874. |
| Physical description | Portion of 'The Bird' wallpaper, an all-over design of birds, flowers, foliage and fruit; Colour print from wood blocks on paper. |
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| Production | Made for Watts & Co., probably by Cole & Sons. |
| 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. |
| Other number | C.19461 - Previous number |
| Collection | |
| Accession number | E.951-1978 |
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| Record created | March 31, 2009 |
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