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Wallpaper Design

Late 19th century - early 20th century (made)
Artist/Maker
Jeffrey & Co. (manufacturer)
C. F. A. Voysey (designer)
Place of origin
London (made)

Wallpaper design showing birds, leaves and waterlilies, dark-blue on a pale-blue ground; Ink wash on paper; Numbered 130 with stamp.


Object details

Categories
Wall Coverings
Designs
Paintings
Object type
Wallpaper design
Materials and techniques
Ink wash on paper
Paper
Ink
Painting
Brief description
Design by C. F. A. Voysey for wallpaper showing birds, leaves and waterlilies, London, about 1900
Physical description
Wallpaper design showing birds, leaves and waterlilies, dark-blue on a pale-blue ground; Ink wash on paper; Numbered 130 with stamp.
Dimensions
  • Height: 61cm
  • 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
  • 130 (Numbered with stamp.)
  • 1-16 Block (Lettered by hand, in ink, above design.)
Credit line
Given by Mrs Margaret Warner
Object history
Given by Mrs Margaret Warner.
Subjects depicted
Birds
Flowers
Berries
Water Lily
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.
  • Victoria and Albert Museum, Department of Engraving, Illustration and Design and Department of Paintings, Accessions 1945, London: HMSO, 1956.
Collection
Prints, Drawings & Paintings Collection
Accession number
E.42-1945

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Record createdJune 30, 2009
Record URL
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