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May Tree

Wallpaper
1896 (made)
Artist/Maker
Jeffrey & Co. (manufacturer)
Crane, Walter (designer)
Place of origin
England (made)

Portion of 'May Tree' wallpaper, a design of trees, with a border pattern of bluebells running below; Colour woodblock print on paper.

Object details

Categories
Wall Coverings
Prints
Object type
Wallpaper
TitleMay Tree (manufacturer's title)
Materials and techniques
Colour woodblock print on paper
Paper
Colour Woodblock Print
Brief description
Portion of 'May Tree' wallpaper, a design of trees, with a border pattern of bluebells running below; Intended for use with the 'Meadow Flowers' wallpaper (E.5083-5088-1919); Designed by Walter Crane; Colour woodblock print on paper; Produced by Jeffrey & Co.; England; 1896.
Physical description
Portion of 'May Tree' wallpaper, a design of trees, with a border pattern of bluebells running below; Colour woodblock print on paper.
Dimensions
  • Average size of e.5112 5114 1919 height: 53.3cm
  • Average size of e.5112 5114 1919 width: 81.2cm
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
This frieze was intended for use with the 'Meadow Flowers' wallpaper (E.5083-5088-1919)
Subjects depicted
Flowers (Plants)
Bluebells
Trees
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.5113-1919

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Record createdApril 15, 2009
Record URL
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