Wallpaper Design
1874 (made)
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Study of blue-tits and apple blossom, intended as the basis of a design for wallpaper.
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Materials and techniques | Pencil, watercolour and body colour, on paper |
Brief description | Design by Harrison William Weir, a study of blue-tits and apple-blossom intended as the basis of a design for a wall-paper to be produced by Jeffrey & Co., 1874. |
Physical description | Study of blue-tits and apple blossom, intended as the basis of a design for wallpaper. |
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Marks and inscriptions | 'Painted by Harrison Weir for Metford Warner for a Paper Hanging Design, 1874, in which these birds were to be introduced' (Inscribed on the back.) |
Credit line | Given by the Guildhall Library |
Object history | Intended as the basis of a design for wallpaper to be produced by Jeffrey & Co. |
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Accession number | E.644-1952 |
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Record created | June 30, 2009 |
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