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Branch

Wallpaper Sample
ca. 1868-70 (made)
Artist/Maker
Morris & Co. (publisher)
Morris, William (designer)
Place of origin
London (printed)

Specimen of 'Branch' wallpaper, pattern of branches of leaves overlaying one another, green with a dark ground; Colour woodblock print, on paper; Inscribed on the back in ink with title, number etc.
Part of a pattern book containing 23 Morris & Co. patterns (E.3698-3704, 3706-3718, 3720-3722-1927).

Object details

Categories
Wall Coverings
Prints
Interiors
Object type
Wallpaper sample
TitleBranch (manufacturer's title)
Materials and techniques
Colour woodblock print on paper
Printing Ink
Colour Woodblock Print
Brief description
Specimen of 'Branch' wallpaper, pattern of branches of leaves overlaying one another, green with a dark ground; Colour woodblock print, on paper; Inscribed on the back in ink with title, number etc; Designed by William Morris; Part of a pattern book containing 23 Morris & Co. patterns (E.3698-3704, 3706-3718, 3720-3722-1927); England; ca. 1871.
Physical description
Specimen of 'Branch' wallpaper, pattern of branches of leaves overlaying one another, green with a dark ground; Colour woodblock print, on paper; Inscribed on the back in ink with title, number etc.
Part of a pattern book containing 23 Morris & Co. patterns (E.3698-3704, 3706-3718, 3720-3722-1927).
Dimensions
  • Average size of pattern book contents ( e.3698 3704, 3706 3718, 3720 3722 1927) height: 54.6cm
  • Average size of pattern book contents ( e.3698 3704, 3706 3718, 3720 3722 1927) width: 77.5cm
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.
Style
Arts and Crafts (Movement)
Marks and inscriptions
(Inscribed on the back in ink with title, number etc.)
Credit line
Bequeathed by J. R. Holliday
Object history
Bequeathed by J. R. Holliday.
Originally in a volume, this paper was part of a set that was split up, E.3705, 3719-1927 are missing.
Production
Part of a pattern book containing 23 Morris & Co. patterns (E.3698-3704, 3706-3718, 3720-3722-1927).
The 'Branch' design was used as an underlay for the 'Scroll' wallpaper design (see linked records above).
Subject depicted
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.
  • Victoria and Albert Museum, Department of Engraving, Illustration and Design and Department of Paintings, Accessions 1927, London: Board of Education, 1928
Collection
Prints, Drawings & Paintings Collection
Accession number
E.3699-1927

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Record createdJune 17, 2009
Record URL
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