Fool's Parsley

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Artist/Maker	Arthur Sanderson & Sons Ltd. (manufacturer) C. F. A. Voysey (designer)
Place of origin	England (made)

Design for 'Fool's Parsley' wallpaper, a pattern of plants with small yellow flowers, and yellow birds with black details perching on green foliage; on a pale ground. The design has a vertical axis of approximate symmetry; Pencil, watercolour and Indian ink, on paper; Signed and dated in ink 'C. F. A. Voysey, Architect, 23 York Place, W. September 1907' and inscribed 'S. & Sons'

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Categories	Wall Coverings Designs
Object type	Wallpaper design
Title	Fool's Parsley (assigned by artist)
Materials and techniques	Pencil, watercolour and Indian ink, on paper Paper Pencil Water-Colour Indian Ink Drawing Painting (Image-Making)
Brief description	Design by C. F. A. Voysey for 'Fool's Parsley' wallpaper, showing plants, flowers and birds, England, 1907
Physical description	Design for 'Fool's Parsley' wallpaper, a pattern of plants with small yellow flowers, and yellow birds with black details perching on green foliage; on a pale ground. The design has a vertical axis of approximate symmetry; Pencil, watercolour and Indian ink, on paper; Signed and dated in ink 'C. F. A. Voysey, Architect, 23 York Place, W. September 1907' and inscribed 'S. & Sons'
Dimensions	Height: 63.5cm Width: 53.3cm 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.
Marks and inscriptions	Signed and dated in ink C. F. A. Voysey Architect. 23 York Place W September 1907 and inscribed S. & Sons.
Credit line	Given by C.F.A Voysey by request of the Museum
Subjects depicted	Approximate Symmetry Birds Flowers (Plants) Foliation (Pattern)
Associated object	E.266-1913
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.
Collection	Prints, Drawings & Paintings Collection
Accession number	E.265-1913

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Record created	June 30, 2009
Record URL	https://collections.vam.ac.uk/item/O718688/fools-parsley-wallpaper-design-c-f-a/

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