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Iris and Kingfisher

Wallpaper Design
1877 (made)
Artist/Maker
Crane, Walter (R.W.S.) (designer)
Place of origin
England (made)

Design for 'Iris and Kingfisher' wallpaper (E.4035-1915), depicting kingfishers amidst irises; Watercolour and body colour, on paper.

Object details

Categories
Wall Coverings
Designs
Object type
Wallpaper design
TitleIris and Kingfisher (manufacturer's title)
Materials and techniques
Watercolour and body colour, on paper
Paper
Body Colour
Painting
Brief description
Design for 'Iris and Kingfisher' wallpaper (E.4035-1915), depicting kingfishers amidst irises; Designed by Walter Crane; Watercolour and body colour, on paper; England; 1877.
Physical description
Design for 'Iris and Kingfisher' wallpaper (E.4035-1915), depicting kingfishers amidst irises; Watercolour and body colour, on paper.
Dimensions
  • Height: 53.3cm
  • Width: 53.3cm
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.
Production typeDesign
Credit line
Given by Mrs Margaret Warner
Object history
Given by Mrs Margaret Warner.
Subjects depicted
Iris
Kingfisher (Bird)
Associated object
E.4035-1915 (Object)
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.
  • See catalogue of the International Exhibition, Paris, 1878, plate on p 30.
  • Victoria and Albert Museum, Department of Engraving, Illustration and Design and Department of Paintings, Accessions 1945, London: HMSO, 1956.
Collection
Prints, Drawings & Paintings Collection
Accession number
E.15-1945

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Record createdApril 2, 2009
Record URL
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