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Lily and Rose

Wallpaper
1894 (made)
Artist/Maker
Jeffrey & Co. (manufacturer)
Crane, Walter (designer)
Place of origin
England (made)

Portion of 'Lily and Rose' wallpaper, a design of lily and rose flowers and foliage on a ground with scroll-work; Colour woodblock print on paper.

Object details

Categories
Wall Coverings
Prints
Object type
Wallpaper
TitleLily and Rose (manufacturer's title)
Materials and techniques
Colour woodblock print on paper
Paper
Colour Woodblock Print
Brief description
Portion of 'Lily and Rose' wallpaper, a design of lily and rose flowers and foliage on a ground with scroll-work; Designed by Walter Crane; Colour woodblock print on paper; Produced by Jeffrey & Co.; England; 1894.
Physical description
Portion of 'Lily and Rose' wallpaper, a design of lily and rose flowers and foliage on a ground with scroll-work; Colour woodblock print on paper.
Dimensions
  • Height: 92.7cm
  • 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
A frieze of lily and rose flowers (E.5165-1919) was intended for use with this wallpaper.
Subjects depicted
Scroll-Work
Lilies
Roses (Flowers)
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.5143-1919

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Record createdApril 15, 2009
Record URL
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