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Peacock

Wallpaper
1873 (made)
Artist/Maker
Jeffrey & Co. (manufacturer)
Godwin, Edward William (designer)
Place of origin
England (made)

Formalized wallpaper design showing the head and wings of a peacock, within a roundel, for part of the 'Peacock' dado; Pencil and watercolour on tracing paper; Signed E. W. G. and inscribed by the artist with a colour note.

Object details

Categories
Wall Coverings
Drawings
Designs
Object type
Wallpaper
TitlePeacock (generic title)
Materials and techniques
Pencil and watercolour on tracing paper
Paper
Watercolour
Pencil
Painting (Image-Making)
Brief description
Formalized wallpaper design showing the head and wings of a peacock, within a roundel, for part of the 'Peacock' dado; Pencil and watercolour on tracing paper; Inscribed by the artist with notes on colour and printing; Edward William Godwin; England; 1873.
Physical description
Formalized wallpaper design showing the head and wings of a peacock, within a roundel, for part of the 'Peacock' dado; Pencil and watercolour on tracing paper; Signed E. W. G. and inscribed by the artist with a colour note.
Dimensions
  • Diameter: 29.5cm
  • Measured height: 355mm
  • Measured width: 275mm
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.
Marks and inscriptions
(Notes on colours and printing inscribed on design in ink, by the artist.)
Credit line
Given by Mr Edward Godwin, son of the artist
Object history
Given by Mr Edward Godwin, son of the artist.
Illustrations of the 'Peacock' dado, used alternatively as a frieze and as a dado, are shown in W. Watt, Art Furniture from Designs by E. W. Godwin ... London, 1877, pl 20.
Subjects depicted
Peacock
Roundel
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.
  • Sugden, A. V., and Edmondson, J. L. A History of English Wallpaper. 1509-1914. London, 1926.
Collection
Prints, Drawings & Paintings Collection
Accession number
E.513-1963

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Record createdJune 3, 2009
Record URL
https://collections.vam.ac.uk/item/O238460/peacock-wallpaper-godwin-edward-william/
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