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Meadow Flowers

Wallpaper
1896 (made)
Artist/Maker
Place of origin

Portion of 'Meadow Flowers' wallpaper, a design of daisies, bluebells and other meadow flowers, on a pale flecked ground; Colour woodblock print on paper.


Object details

Categories
Object type
TitleMeadow Flowers (manufacturer's title)
Materials and techniques
Colour woodblock print on paper
Brief description
Portion of 'Meadow Flowers' wallpaper, a design of daisies, bluebells and other meadow flowers, on a pale flecked ground; Designed by Walter Crane; Colour woodblock print on paper; Produced by Jeffrey & Co.; England; 1896.
Physical description
Portion of 'Meadow Flowers' wallpaper, a design of daisies, bluebells and other meadow flowers, on a pale flecked ground; Colour woodblock print on paper.
Dimensions
  • Average size of e.5083 5088 1919 height: 96.5cm
  • Average size of e.5083 5088 1919 width: 55.2cm
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
The frieze 'May Tree' (E.5112-5114-1919) was intended to be used with this design.
Subjects depicted
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
Accession number
E.5084-1919

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Record createdApril 15, 2009
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