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Chrysanthemum

Wallpaper
1877 (made)
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
TitleChrysanthemum (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
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 createdJune 23, 2009
Record URL
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