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Syon

Wallpaper
ca. 1906 (made)
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.

Object details

Categories
Wall Coverings
Prints
Object type
Wallpaper
TitleSyon (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 createdJune 30, 2009
Record URL
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