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Wallpaper

ca. 1880 (made)
Artist/Maker
Place of origin

Portion of a wallpaper frieze with a design of sweet peas with open seed pods, intertwined with scroll borders; Colour woodblock print, on paper.

Object details

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Object type
Materials and techniques
Colour woodblock print, on paper
Brief description
Portion of a wallpaper frieze with a design of sweet peas with open seed pods, intertwined with scroll borders; Designed by Christopher Dresser; Colour woodblock print, on paper; Probably produced by John Woollams & Co.; England; ca.1880.
Physical description
Portion of a wallpaper frieze with a design of sweet peas with open seed pods, intertwined with scroll borders; Colour woodblock print, on paper.
Dimensions
  • Height: 55cm
  • Width: 76cm
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 Mr T. F. Cardwell
Object history
Given by Mr T. F. Cardwell.
Subjects depicted
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.
Other number
C.19467 - Previous number
Collection
Accession number
E.950-1978

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Record createdApril 28, 2009
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