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

Portion of 'National' wallpaper featuring; medallions containing St Andrew and St George on horseback, carrying their respective flags; part of a shield bearing the Royal Coat of Arms of the United Kingdom; and a combination of thistles and other plants; in yellow and gold print with green flock on a pale ground; Colour woodblock print and flock on paper.

Object details

Categories	Wall Coverings Prints Heraldry
Object type	Wallpaper
Title	National (manufacturer's title)
Materials and techniques	Colour woodblock print and flock on paper Paper Flock Colour Woodblock Print Flocking
Brief description	Portion of 'National' wallpaper featuring; medallions containing St Andrew and St George on horseback, carrying their respective flags; part of a shield bearing the Royal Coat of Arms of the United Kingdom; and a combination of thistles and other plants; in yellow and gold print with green flock on a pale ground; Designed by Walter Crane; Colour woodblock print and flock on paper; Produced by Jeffrey & Co.; England; 1897.
Physical description	Portion of 'National' wallpaper featuring; medallions containing St Andrew and St George on horseback, carrying their respective flags; part of a shield bearing the Royal Coat of Arms of the United Kingdom; and a combination of thistles and other plants; in yellow and gold print with green flock on a pale ground; Colour woodblock print and flock on paper.
Dimensions	Average size of e.5116 5123 1919 height: 83.8cm Average size of e.5116 5123 1919 width: 50.8cm 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.
Marks and inscriptions	.S.GEORGE. / S.ANDREW (Lettered as part of design.)
Subjects depicted	Coat of Arms, Royal Shields (Motifs) Thistles (Plants) Horses (Animals) Flags George (Saint) Andrew (Saint)
Associated objects	E.5116-1919 (Colourway) E.5117-1919 (Colourway) E.5118-1919 (Colourway) E.5119-1919 (Colourway) E.5120-1919 (Colourway) E.5121-1919 (Colourway) E.5123-1919 (Colourway) E.2331-1920 (Version)
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.5122-1919

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Record created	April 17, 2009
Record URL	https://collections.vam.ac.uk/item/O225235/national-wallpaper-crane-walter/

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