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La Margarete

Wallpaper
1876 (made)
Artist/Maker
Jeffrey & Co. (manufacturer)
Crane, Walter (R.W.S.) (designer)
Place of origin
England (made)

Portion of 'La Margarete' wallpaper, featuring festoons of daisies on a blue ground; Printed without the legend Si douce est La Margarete; Colour prints from wood blocks, on paper.

Object details

Categories
Wall Coverings
Prints
Object type
Wallpaper
TitleLa Margarete (manufacturer's title)
Materials and techniques
Colour prints from wood blocks, on paper
Paper
Colour Woodblock Print
Brief description
Portion of 'La Margarete' wallpaper, featuring festoons of daisies on a blue ground; Designed by Walter Crane; Colour print from wood blocks, on paper; Produced by Jeffrey & Co.; England; 1876.
Physical description
Portion of 'La Margarete' wallpaper, featuring festoons of daisies on a blue ground; Printed without the legend Si douce est La Margarete; Colour prints from wood blocks, on paper.
Dimensions
  • Height: 105.5cm
  • Width: 52.2cm
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 Harris & Sons
Object history
Given by Harris & Sons.
This paper, with the 'Alcestis' frieze (E.4034-1915, E.1843-1845-1934) and 'Dove' dado, were exhibited at the Philadelphia Exhibition of 1876.
Subjects depicted
Festoons
Daisies
Flowers
Ribbon
Associated objects
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.
  • Easter Art Annual 1898
  • Sugden, A. V., and Edmondson, J. L. A History of English Wallpaper. 1509-1914. London, 1926.
  • Victoria & Albert Museum Department of Prints and Drawings and Department of Paintings, Accessions 1932. London: HMSO, 1933
Collection
Prints, Drawings & Paintings Collection
Accession number
E.2322-1932

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Record createdApril 2, 2009
Record URL
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