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Fool's Parsley

Wallpaper Design
1907 (made)
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'

Object details

Categories
Wall Coverings
Designs
Object type
Wallpaper design
TitleFool'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 createdJune 30, 2009
Record URL
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