Venetian

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Artist/Maker	Morris & Co. (publisher) Jeffrey & Co. (manufacturers) Morris, William (designer) Bodley, George Frederick (designer)
Place of origin	England (made)

Specimen of 'Venetian' wallpaper, a floral design; Colour woodblock print, on paper; Inscribed on the back in ink with title, number and price.
Part of a pattern book.

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Categories	Wall Coverings Prints
Object type	Wallpaper
Title	Venetian (assigned by artist)
Materials and techniques	colour block print on paper Printing Ink Block Printing
Brief description	Specimen of 'Venetian' wallpaper, a floral design; Colour woodblock print, on paper; Possibly designed by G. F. Bodley and his associates; Published by Morris & Co.; Printed by Jeffrey & Co.; Part of a pattern book of Morris & Co. patterns (E.633-858-1915); England; ca. 1871.
Physical description	Specimen of 'Venetian' wallpaper, a floral design; Colour woodblock print, on paper; Inscribed on the back in ink with title, number and price. Part of a pattern book.
Dimensions	Size of volume height: 84.7cm Size of volume width: 66.7cm 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.
Style	Arts and Crafts (Movement)
Marks and inscriptions	(Inscribed on the back in ink with title, number and price.)
Credit line	Given by Mr Allan F. Vigers
Object history	This is one of a group of four designs (the others are Queen Anne, Spray and Indian), adapted from earlier examples of wallpaper, which were possible designed by G. F. Bodley and his associates.
Production	Part of a pattern book of Morris & Co. patterns (E.633-858-1915).
Subjects depicted	Foliation (Pattern) Flowers Floral Pattern
Associated objects	E.749-1915 (Colourway) E.754-1915 (Colourway) E.755-1915 (Colourway) E.783-1915 (Colourway) E.784-1915 (Colourway) E.785-1915 (Colourway) E.3715-1927 (Colourway) E.3716-1927 (Colourway) E.3717-1927 (Colourway)
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. Greysmith, Brenda. Wallpaper. London, 1976. Clark, Fiona. William Morris Wallpapers and Chintzes. New York. 1973. Parry, Linda, ed. William Morris London : Philip Wilson in association with the Victoria and Albert Museum, 1996. Published to coincide with an exhibition at the Victoria and Albert Museum, 9 May-1 Sept. 1996. 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.756-1915

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Record created	June 15, 2009
Record URL	https://collections.vam.ac.uk/item/O249034/venetian-wallpaper-morris-william/

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