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Apple Blossom

Wallpaper
1874 (made)
Artist/Maker
Jeffrey & Co. (manufacturer)
W. B. Simpson & Sons Ltd. (supplier)
Day, Lewis Foreman (designer)
Place of origin
England (made)

Portion of 'Apple Blossom' wallpaper, an all-over design of branches of apple blossom on a dark ground; Colour woodblock print, on paper.

Object details

Categories
Wall Coverings
Prints
Object type
Wallpaper
TitleApple Blossom (manufacturer's title)
Materials and techniques
Colour woodblock print, on paper
Paper
Colour Woodblock Print
Brief description
Portion of 'Apple Blossom' wallpaper, an all-over design of branches of apple blossom on a dark ground; Designed by Lewis Foreman Day; Colour woodblock print, on paper; Produced by Jeffrey & Co. for W. B. Simpson; England; 1874.
Physical description
Portion of 'Apple Blossom' wallpaper, an all-over design of branches of apple blossom on a dark ground; Colour woodblock print, on paper.
Dimensions
  • Average size of e.607 610 1954. height: 106.5cm
  • Average size of e.607 610 1954. width: 52.5cm
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.
Credit line
Given by Mrs G. F. Rawnsley
Object history
Given by Mrs G. F. Rawnsley.
Production
Produced by Jeffrey & Co. for W. B. Simpson.
Subjects depicted
All-Over Pattern
Apple Blossom
Branches
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.
  • Entwisle, E. A. Wallpapers of the Victorian Era. Leigh-on-Sea, 1964.
Collection
Prints, Drawings & Paintings Collection
Accession number
E.609-1954

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Record createdApril 22, 2009
Record URL
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