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Alpinus

Wallpaper
1900 (made)
Artist/Maker
Essex & Co. (manufacturer)
Butterfield, Lindsay Phillip (designer)
Place of origin
England (made)

Portion of a design for 'Alpinus' wallpaper, showing alpine plants with yellow flowers, on a pale ground with blue floral motifs. The design is signed Lindsay Butterfield.

Object details

Categories
Wall Coverings
Interiors
Drawings
Object type
Wallpaper
TitleAlpinus (manufacturer's title)
Materials and techniques
Painting, watercolour on paper
Paper
Water-Colour
Painting (Image-Making)
Brief description
Portion of a design for 'Alpinus' wallpaper, designed by Lindsay Phillip Butterfield, poduced by Essex & Co., England, 1900.
Physical description
Portion of a design for 'Alpinus' wallpaper, showing alpine plants with yellow flowers, on a pale ground with blue floral motifs. The design is signed Lindsay Butterfield.
Marks and inscriptions
Lindsay Butterfield (Signed.)
Credit line
Given by Lindsay Phillip Butterfield
Object history
Given by Lindsay Phillip Butterfield.
Subjects depicted
Flowers
Floral Motifs
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.
  • Entwisle, E. A. Wallpapers of the Victorian Era. Leigh-on-Sea, 1964.
  • 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.3056-1934

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Record createdApril 1, 2009
Record URL
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