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Acorn

Wallpaper
ca. 1879 (made)
Artist/Maker
Morris & Co. (publisher)
Morris, William (designer)
Place of origin
England (made)

Preliminary drawing for 'Acorn' wallpaper; Watercolour on paper.

Object details

Categories
Wall Coverings
Designs
Object type
Wallpaper
TitleAcorn (assigned by artist)
Materials and techniques
Watercolour on paper
Paper
Watercolour
Painting (Image-Making)
Brief description
Preliminary drawing for 'Acorn' wallpaper; Watercolour on paper; Designed by William Morris; Published by Morris & Co.; England; ca. 1879.
Physical description
Preliminary drawing for 'Acorn' wallpaper; Watercolour on paper.
Dimensions
  • Height: 102.5cm
  • 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)
Credit line
Bequeathed by Miss Mary (May) Morris, daughter of the artist
Object history
Bequeathed by Miss Mary (May) Morris, daughter of the artist.
Production
Only part of the drawing appears to be by Morris; the repeat is evidently the work of assistants.
Associated objects
Bibliographic reference
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.
Collection
Prints, Drawings & Paintings Collection
Accession number
E.38-1940

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Record createdJune 23, 2009
Record URL
https://collections.vam.ac.uk/item/O251312/acorn-wallpaper-morris-william/
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