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Wallpaper

1874 (made)
Artist/Maker
Place of origin

Portion of ceiling paper; Colour woodblock print, on paper.

Object details

Categories
Object type
Materials and techniques
Colour woodblock print, on paper
Brief description
Portion of ceiling paper; Designed by Lewis Foreman Day; Colour woodblock print, on paper; Produced by Jeffrey & Co. for W. B. Simpson; England; 1874.
Physical description
Portion of ceiling paper; 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.
Bibliographic reference
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.
Collection
Accession number
E.610-1954

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Record createdApril 22, 2009
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