Day Lily

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

Portion of 'Day Lily' wallpaper; lilies with yellow flowers and green foliage, on a blue ground featuring areas of (?)yellow circles; Colour woodblock print on paper.

Object details

Categories	Wall Coverings Prints
Object type	Wallpaper
Title	Day Lily (manufacturer's title)
Materials and techniques	Colour woodblock print on paper Paper Colour Woodblock Print
Brief description	Portion of 'Day Lily' wallpaper; lilies with yellow flowers and green foliage, on a blue ground featuring areas of (?)yellow circles; Designed by Walter Crane; Colour woodblock print on paper; Produced by Jeffrey & Co.; England; 1897.
Physical description	Portion of 'Day Lily' wallpaper; lilies with yellow flowers and green foliage, on a blue ground featuring areas of (?)yellow circles; Colour woodblock print on paper.
Style	Arts and Crafts
Subjects depicted	Lilies Circles (Plane Figures)
Associated objects	E.2316-1932 (Colourway) E.2317-1932 (Colourway) E.5145-1919 (Colourway) E.5146-1919 (Colourway) E.5147-1919 (Colourway) E.5149-1919 (Colourway) E.5150-1919 (Colourway) E.5151-1919 (Colourway)
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. St James' Budget, 15 April 1898 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 Pevsner, Nikolaus et al. Art Nouveau, London : Arts Council, 1965 no. 28
Collection	Prints, Drawings & Paintings Collection
Accession number	E.5148-1919

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Record created	April 17, 2009
Record URL	https://collections.vam.ac.uk/item/O225295/day-lily-wallpaper-crane-walter/

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