Alcestis
Wallpaper
1876 (made)
1876 (made)
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Portion of 'Alcestis' wallpaper frieze, depicting the figure of Alcestis, a princess from Greek mythology, as a caryatid standing alongside an atlas of the winged personification of Love, on a GOLD ground; Lettered within the design [P]RAY-THIS-YERE?-THE-LEAF-OR-THE-FLO?; Colour print from wood blocks, on paper.
Object details
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| Title | Alcestis (manufacturer's title) |
| Materials and techniques | Colour woodblock print, on paper |
| Brief description | Portion of 'Alcestis' wallpaper frieze, depicting the figure of Alcestis, a princess from Greek mythology, as a caryatid standing alongside an atlas of the winged personification of Love, on a gold ground; Designed by Walter Crane; Colour print from wood blocks, on paper; Produced by Jeffrey & Co.; England; 1876. |
| Physical description | Portion of 'Alcestis' wallpaper frieze, depicting the figure of Alcestis, a princess from Greek mythology, as a caryatid standing alongside an atlas of the winged personification of Love, on a GOLD ground; Lettered within the design [P]RAY-THIS-YERE?-THE-LEAF-OR-THE-FLO?; Colour print from wood blocks, on paper. |
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| Marks and inscriptions | ALCESTS / AMOR / [P]RAY-THIS-YERE?-THE-LEAF-OR-THE-FLO (Lettered within design.) |
| Credit line | Given by Wallpaper Manufacturers Ltd |
| Object history | Given by Wallpaper Manufacturers Ltd. |
| Production | A detail of the block for this frieze is reproduced in Art Journal, November 1901, plate on p 333. |
| Subjects depicted | |
| Literary reference | Greek mythology - The story of Alcestis was popularised in Euripides's tragedy 'Alcestis'. |
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| Collection | |
| Accession number | E.1844-1934 |
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| Record created | April 2, 2009 |
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