Branch

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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
Title	Branch (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	E.639-1915 (Version) E.463-1919 (Version) E.464-1919 (Version) E.465-1919 (Version) E.467-1919 (Colourway) CIRC.279-1959 (Version) E.3698-1927 (Version)
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 created	June 17, 2009
Record URL	https://collections.vam.ac.uk/item/O249371/branch-wallpaper-sample-morris-william/

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