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The Sunflower

Wallpaper Design
1878 (made)
Artist/Maker
Jeffrey & Co. (manufacturer)
Talbert, Bruce James (designer)
Place of origin
England (made)

Design for 'The Sunflower' wallpaper, depicting stems of sunflowers, on a pale ground with alternating blocks of vertical and horizontal lines; Watercolour and body colour, on paper.


Object details

Categories
Wall Coverings
Designs
Paintings
Scotland
Object type
Wallpaper design
TitleThe Sunflower
Materials and techniques
Watercolour and body colour, on paper
Painting
Brief description
Design for 'The Sunflower' wallpaper, depicting stems of sunflowers, on a pale ground with alternating blocks of vertical and horizontal lines; Watercolour and body colour, on paper; By Bruce James Talbert; Produced by Jeffrey & Co.; England; 1878.
Physical description
Design for 'The Sunflower' wallpaper, depicting stems of sunflowers, on a pale ground with alternating blocks of vertical and horizontal lines; Watercolour and body colour, on paper.
Dimensions
  • Image height: 533mm
  • Image width: 380mm
  • Sheet height: 560mm
  • Sheet width: 410mm
Credit line
Given by Mrs Margaret Warner
Object history
Given by Mrs Margaret Warner.
This design originally bore a signature and address on the mount: B. J. Talbert, 5, Euston Sq. N. W..
The paper printed from this design was exhibited at the International Exhibition, Paris, 1878, where it was awarded a gold medal (see E.8-1945).
Subjects depicted
Floral Pattern
Sunflowers
Associated objects
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.37-1945

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Record createdJune 30, 2009
Record URL
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