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Camelia

Wallpaper
ca. 1898 (made)
Artist/Maker
Place of origin

Portion of 'Camelia' wallpaper; an all-over design of flowering camelias, on a dark ground; Colour woodblock print, on paper.


Object details

Categories
Object type
TitleCamelia (assigned by artist)
Materials and techniques
Colour woodblock print, on paper
Brief description
Portion of 'Camelia' wallpaper; an all-over design of flowering camelias, on a dark ground; Colour woodblock print, on paper; Designed by George Heywood Maunoir Sumner; Produced by Jeffrey & Co.; England; ca. 1898.
Physical description
Portion of 'Camelia' wallpaper; an all-over design of flowering camelias, on a dark ground; Colour woodblock print, on paper.
Dimensions
  • Portion height: 73.6cm
  • Portion width: 53.1cm
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.
Credit line
Given by Courtaulds Ltd
Object history
Given by Courtaulds Ltd.
Subjects depicted
Associated object
E.635-1970 (Design)
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
Accession number
E.576-1974

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Record createdJune 30, 2009
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