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Wallpaper

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

Portion of wallpaper frieze with intertwining rose and lily flowers in shades of (?)brown on a pale ground covered in dots; Colour woodblock print on paper.

Object details

Categories
Wall Coverings
Prints
Object type
Wallpaper
Materials and techniques
Colour woodblock print on paper
Pencil
Paper (Fiber Product)
Colour Woodblock Print
Brief description
Portion of wallpaper frieze with intertwining rose and lily flowers in shades of (?)brown on a pale ground covered in dots; Intended for use with 'Lily and Rose' wallpaper (E.2318-1932; E.5143, 5144-1919; E.5164-1919); Designed by Walter Crane; Colour woodblock print on paper; Produced by Jeffrey & Co.; England; 1894.
Physical description
Portion of wallpaper frieze with intertwining rose and lily flowers in shades of (?)brown on a pale ground covered in dots; Colour woodblock print on paper.
Dimensions
  • Height: 19cm
  • Width: 13.4cm
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 frieze was intended for use with the 'Lily and Rose' wallpaper (E.5143, 5144-1919; E.2318-1932; E.5164-1919).
Subjects depicted
Lilies
Roses (Flowers)
Dots
Borders (Ornament Areas)
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
  • 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
  • Owens, Susan, The Art of Drawing British Masters And Methods Since 1600, V&A Publishing, London, 2013, p. 135, fig. 108
  • Cristina Acidini Luchinat (Editor) Gianfranco Brunelli (Editor) Francesco Parisi (Editor) Elizabeth Prettejohn (Editor) Peter Trippi (Editor) Musei San Domenico (Forlì, Italy) (Host institution) Preraffaelliti : rinascimento moderno Milano: Dario Cimorelli editore, 2024
Collection
Prints, Drawings & Paintings Collection
Accession number
E.5165-1919

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Record createdApril 15, 2009
Record URL
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