Syon

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Artist/Maker	Essex & Co. (manufacturer) Spence, Thomas Ralph (designer)
Place of origin	England (made)

Portion of 'Syon' wallpaper, a formalised floral design; Colour woodblock print, on paper.

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Categories	Wall Coverings Prints
Object type	Wallpaper
Title	Syon (manufacturer's title)
Materials and techniques	Colour woodblock print, on paper Paper Colour Woodblock Print
Brief description	Portion of 'Syon' wallpaper, a formalised floral design, colour woodblock print, designed by Thomas Ralph Spence and produced by Essex & Co., ca. 1906.
Physical description	Portion of 'Syon' wallpaper, a formalised floral design; Colour woodblock print, on paper.
Dimensions	Portion height: 59cm Portion width: 57cm 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.
Credit line	Given by Miss Mary Peerless
Object history	Given by Miss Mary Peerless. This paper is reproduced on p.130 of the Studio Year Book of Decorative Art, 1906.
Subject depicted	Floral Pattern
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 Prints and Drawings and Department of Paintings, Accessions 1967 . London: HMSO, 1968.
Collection	Prints, Drawings & Paintings Collection
Accession number	E.468-1967

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Record created	June 30, 2009
Record URL	https://collections.vam.ac.uk/item/O499313/syon-wallpaper-spence-thomas-ralph/

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