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Wallpaper

ca. 1890-1894 (made)
Artist/Maker
Crane, Walter (designer)
Webb, Stephen (designer)
Place of origin
England (made)

Sheet of advertisement reproductions of wallpapers designed by Walter Crane and Stephen Webb; The 'Trio' pilaster, 'Plumes' filling and 'Singing Bird' frieze by Walter Crane; The 'Venetia' paper and 'Boy and Dolphin' frieze by Stephen Webb; Process half-tone engraving.


Object details

Categories
Wall Coverings
Prints
Object type
Wallpaper
Materials and techniques
Process half-tone engraving
Printing Ink
Engraving (Printing Process)
Brief description
Sheet of advertisement reproductions of wallpapers designed by Walter Crane and Stephen Webb; The 'Trio' pilaster, 'Plumes' filling and 'Singing Bird' frieze by Walter Crane; The 'Venetia' paper and 'Boy and Dolphin' frieze by Stephen Webb; Process half-tone engraving; England; ca. 1890-1894.
Physical description
Sheet of advertisement reproductions of wallpapers designed by Walter Crane and Stephen Webb; The 'Trio' pilaster, 'Plumes' filling and 'Singing Bird' frieze by Walter Crane; The 'Venetia' paper and 'Boy and Dolphin' frieze by Stephen Webb; Process half-tone engraving.
Marks and inscriptions
  • THE BRITISH ARCHITECT, MAY 25TH 1894 COPYRIGHT (Lettered across top of sheet.)
  • SINGING BIRD FRIEZE DESIGNED BY WALTER CRANE / TRIO PILASTER AND PLUMES FILLING DESIGNE BY WALTER CRANE / THE VENETIA DESIGNED BY STEPHEN WEBB. / BOY AND DOLPHIN FRIEZE DESIGNED BY STEPHEN WEBB (Lettered to distinguish designs.)
Credit line
Given by Emslie John Horniman, Esq.
Subjects depicted
Birds
Peacocks
Acanthus
Vases
Violin
Trees
Festoons
Fruit
Boy
Winged Female
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, Accessions 1915, London: Printed under the Authority of His Majesty's Stationery Office, 1916.
Collection
Prints, Drawings & Paintings Collection
Accession number
E.4050-1915

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Record createdApril 21, 2009
Record URL
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