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Chinese Magpie

Wallpaper
1915 (made)
Artist/Maker
Place of origin

Portion of of 'Chinese Magpie' wallpaper, magpies perched in branches with blossom flowers; Colour machine print, on paper.


Object details

Categories
Object type
TitleChinese Magpie (assigned by artist)
Materials and techniques
Colour machine print, on paper
Brief description
Portion of of 'Chinese Magpie' wallpaper, magpies perched in branches with blossom flowers; Colour machine print, on paper; Designed by William Turner (?); Produced by Jeffrey & Co.; England; 1913.
Physical description
Portion of of 'Chinese Magpie' wallpaper, magpies perched in branches with blossom flowers; Colour machine print, on paper.
Object history
The Chinese paper on which this design is based is E.3679-1913. The annotations in French on the back of the design suggest that it may also have been used by a French firm as a colour guide in making replicas of the paper.
Subjects depicted
Associated objects
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.2788-1914

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Record createdJune 30, 2009
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