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Sleeping Beauty

Wallpaper
1879 (made)
Artist/Maker
Jeffrey & Co. (manufacturer)
Crane, Walter (designer)
Place of origin
England (made)

Portion of nursery wallpaper 'Sleeping Beauty', depicting Sleeping Beauty lying in a hamock amidst briar roses, surrounded by various figures and animals, including a knight in armour, a dog and a peacock; Colour machine print on paper.

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Object details

Categories
Wall Coverings
Prints
Interiors
Object type
Wallpaper
TitleSleeping Beauty (manufacturer's title)
Materials and techniques
Colour machine print on paper
Printing Ink
Colour Machine Print
Brief description
Portion of nursery wallpaper 'Sleeping Beauty', depicting Sleeping Beauty lying in a hamock amidst briar roses, surrounded by various figures and animals, including a knight in armour, a dog and a peacock; Designed by Walter Crane; Colour machine print on paper; Produced by Jeffrey & Co.; England; 1879.
Physical description
Portion of nursery wallpaper 'Sleeping Beauty', depicting Sleeping Beauty lying in a hamock amidst briar roses, surrounded by various figures and animals, including a knight in armour, a dog and a peacock; Colour machine print on paper.
Dimensions
  • Portion height: 85cm
  • Portion width: 53.5cm
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 Mr Emslie John Horniman
Object history
Exhibited at the International Health Exhibition, London, 1884 (British Architect (1884), vol XXI, plate between pp 254, 255).
Subjects depicted
Briar Roses
People
Dog
Cats
Birds
Peacocks
Body Armour
Sleeping Beauty
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.
  • Entwisle, E. A. Wallpapers of the Victorian Era. Leigh-on-Sea, 1964.
  • British Architect (1884), vol XXI
  • Victoria and Albert Museum, Department of Engraving, Illustration and Design, Accessions 1915, London: Printed under the Authority of His Majesty's Stationery Office, 1916.
Collection
Prints, Drawings & Paintings Collection
Accession number
E.4036-1915

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Record createdApril 14, 2009
Record URL
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