Chrysanthemum

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Artist/Maker	Morris & Co. (publisher) Jeffrey & Co. (printer) Morris, William (designer)
Place of origin	England (printed) Greater Manchester (paper hung)

Fragment of 'Chrysanthemum' wallpaper, a design of chrysanthemum flowers facing upwards to the left and right in alternate 'rows', with smaller foliage; Colour woodblock print, on paper.

Object details

Categories	Wall Coverings Prints
Object type	Wallpaper
Title	Chrysanthemum (assigned by artist)
Materials and techniques	Colour woodblock print, on paper Paper Colour Woodblock Print
Brief description	Fragment of 'Chrysanthemum' wallpaper, a design of chrysanthemum flowers facing upwards to the left and right in alternate 'rows', with smaller foliage; Colour woodblock print, on paper; Designed by William Morris; Printed by Jeffrey & Co. for Morris & Co.; Hung at 'Greenfields', near Manchester; England; 1877.
Physical description	Fragment of 'Chrysanthemum' wallpaper, a design of chrysanthemum flowers facing upwards to the left and right in alternate 'rows', with smaller foliage; Colour woodblock print, on paper.
Dimensions	Height: 45.7cm Width: 34.3cm 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)
Credit line	Given by Mrs J. M. Weekes
Object history	Given by Mrs J. M. Weekes. Provenance of paper; 'Greenfields', near Manchester.
Production	Provenance of paper; 'Greenfields', near Manchester.
Subjects depicted	Floral Pattern Flowers Chrysanthemums
Associated objects	E.2782-1980 (Colourway) E.2783-1980 (Colourway) E.802-1915 (Colourway) E.504-1919 (Colourway) E.505-1919 (Colourway) E.2173-1889 (Colourway) C.51-1996
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. 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.
Collection	Prints, Drawings & Paintings Collection
Accession number	E.350-1972

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Record created	June 23, 2009
Record URL	https://collections.vam.ac.uk/item/O251291/chrysanthemum-wallpaper-morris-william/

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