The Springfield

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Artist/Maker	Alexander Rottmann & Co. (printer) Napper, Harry (designer)
Place of origin	England (made)

Portion of 'The Springfield' wallpaper, a design of vertical bands, featuring formalized tulip motifs and other flowers and foliage, on a pale ground; Colour machine print, on paper; Inscribed in ink on the mount Napper No.C.5..

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Categories	Wall Coverings Prints
Object type	Wallpaper
Title	The Springfield (manufacturer's title)
Materials and techniques	Colour machine print, on paper Paper Colour Machine Print
Brief description	Portion of 'The Springfield' wallpaper, a design of vertical bands, featuring formalized tulip motifs and other flowers and foliage, on a pale ground; Colour machine print, on paper; Inscribed in ink on the mount 'Napper No.C.5.'; Designed by Harry Napper; England; ca. 1902.
Physical description	Portion of 'The Springfield' wallpaper, a design of vertical bands, featuring formalized tulip motifs and other flowers and foliage, on a pale ground; Colour machine print, on paper; Inscribed in ink on the mount Napper No.C.5..
Dimensions	Portion height: 75.7cm Portion width: 48.1cm 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.
Marks and inscriptions	Napper No.C.5. (Inscribed in ink on the mount.)
Credit line	Given by Courtaulds Ltd
Object history	Given by Courtaulds Ltd.
Subjects depicted	Tulips Stylized Flowers Stripes
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.642-1974

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Record created	June 25, 2009
Record URL	https://collections.vam.ac.uk/item/O385313/the-springfield-wallpaper-napper-harry/

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