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Birds, Squirrel, Acorn and Oakleaf

Wallpaper
1924 (made)
Artist/Maker
Lightbown, Aspinall & Co. (manufacturer)
C. F. A. Voysey (designer)
Place of origin
England (made)

Portion of 'Birds, Squirrel, Acorn and Oakleaf’ wallpaper; Machine-printed in oil, one colour, on paper.

Object details

Categories
Wall Coverings
Prints
Object type
Wallpaper
TitleBirds, Squirrel, Acorn and Oakleaf (assigned by artist)
Materials and techniques
Machine-printed in oil, one colour, on paper
Paper
Machine Printing
Brief description
Portion of 'Birds, Squirrel, Acorn and Oakleaf' wallpaper; Machine-printed in oil, one colour, on paper; Designed by C. F. A. Voysey; Produced by Lightbown, Aspinall & Co.; England; 1924.
Physical description
Portion of 'Birds, Squirrel, Acorn and Oakleaf’ wallpaper; Machine-printed in oil, one colour, on paper.
Dimensions
  • Height: 70.8cm
  • Width: 56.2cm
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.
Credit line
Given by the Wallpaper Manufacturers Ltd.
Object history
Given by the Wallpaper Manufacturers Ltd.
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 & Albert Museum Department of Engraving, Illustration and Design & Department of Paintings Accessions 1934 London: Published under the Authority of the Board of Education, 1935
Collection
Prints, Drawings & Paintings Collection
Accession number
E.1925-1934

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Record createdJune 30, 2009
Record URL
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