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Rose and Cupid

Wallpaper
1881 (made)
Artist/Maker
Jeffrey & Co. (manufacturer)
Crane, Walter (designer)
Place of origin
England (made)

Portion of 'Rose and Cupid', a wallpaper dado with a panelled design; one panel containing a winged cupid's head, with roses growing from a heart motif; eitherside panels containing arrows tied with ribbons; The design shares similarities with the frieze E.1869-1934; Colour woodblock print on paper.

Object details

Categories
Wall Coverings
Prints
Object type
Wallpaper
TitleRose and Cupid (manufacturer's title)
Materials and techniques
Colour woodblock print on paper
Paper
Colour Woodblock Print
Brief description
Portion of 'Rose and Cupid', a wallpaper dado with a panelled design; one panel containing a winged cupid's head, with roses growing from a heart motif; eitherside panels containing arrows tied with ribbons; Designed by Walter Crane; Intended for use with the 'Briar Rose' wallpaper (E.5090-1919 and E.2783-1914); Colour woodblock print on paper; Produced by Jeffrey & Co.; England; 1881.
Physical description
Portion of 'Rose and Cupid', a wallpaper dado with a panelled design; one panel containing a winged cupid's head, with roses growing from a heart motif; eitherside panels containing arrows tied with ribbons; The design shares similarities with the frieze E.1869-1934; Colour woodblock print on paper.
Dimensions
  • Portion height: 61cm
  • Portion 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.
Object history
This dado was intended for use with the 'Briar Rose' wallpaper (E.5090-1919 and E.2783-1914).
Subjects depicted
Panels (Ornament Areas)
Panels (Surface Components)
Briar Roses
Cherub-Head
Arrows
Borders
Stylized Flowers
Heart (Motif)
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.
  • Victoria and Albert Museum, Department of Engraving, Illustration and Design & Department of Paintings, Accessions 1919, London: Printed Under the Authority of His Majesty's Stationery Office, 1921
Collection
Prints, Drawings & Paintings Collection
Accession number
E.5089-1919

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Record createdApril 14, 2009
Record URL
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