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Pimpernel

Wallpaper
1876 (registered)
Artist/Maker
Morris & Co. (publisher)
Jeffrey & Co. (printer)
Morris, William (designer)
Place of origin
England (made)

Specimen of 'Pimpernel' wallpaper, an almost symmetrical pattern of entwined green and blue foliage and pimpernel plants with small (?)cream-coloured flowers; Block-printed in distemper colours, by hand, on paper; Inscribed on the back in ink with title, number and price.
Part of a pattern book.

Object details

Categories
Wall Coverings
Prints
Object type
Wallpaper
TitlePimpernel
Materials and techniques
colour block print on paper
Printing Ink
Block Printing
Brief description
Specimen of 'Pimpernel' wallpaper, an almost symmetrical pattern of entwined green and blue foliage and pimpernel plants with small (?)cream-coloured flowers; Block-printed, by hand, in distemper colours, on paper; Designed by William Morris; Design registered 1876; Printed by Jeffery & Co. for Morris & Co.; Part of a pattern book of Morris & Co. patterns (E.633-858-1915); England; 1876.
Physical description
Specimen of 'Pimpernel' wallpaper, an almost symmetrical pattern of entwined green and blue foliage and pimpernel plants with small (?)cream-coloured flowers; Block-printed in distemper colours, by hand, 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
Pimpernel 85 (Inscribed on the back in ink with title, number and price.)
Credit line
Given by Mr Allan F. Vigers
Object history
This pattern was hung in the dining room at Kelmscott House (the London home of William Morris).
Production
Within a pattern book.
This design is a duplicate of a design within another Morris & Co. pattern book, either Volume 1 (1862-81) or Volume 2 (1882-96) (E.441-608-1919).
Subjects depicted
Scrolling Foliage
Pimpernel (Flower)
Flowers
Floral Pattern
Leaves (Plant Materials)
Associated objects
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.798-1915

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Record createdJune 17, 2009
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