Willow
Wallpaper
ca. 1975 (made)
ca. 1975 (made)
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This wallpaper pattern is based on a printed cotton fabric called 'Scroll', 'Little Scroll' or 'Willow'. William Morris designed the fabric, and his company, Morris & Co, printed it about 1895. There is a sample of it in the V&A. The wallpaper was produced to coincide with an exhibition held at the Museum . 'Liberty's 1875-1975' celebrated the centenary of Liberty's, the department store in Regent Street, London. Liberty's had originally sold William Morris's fabrics and wallpapers. Osborne & Little, who made this pattern, set up their wallpaper firm in 1968. Their range of wallpapers and fabrics has always included adaptations of Victorian patterns, as well as their own original designs. They have often used the collections at the V&A as a source of ideas.
Object details
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| Title | Willow (assigned by artist) |
| Materials and techniques | Screenprint on paper |
| Brief description | Unused fragment of wallpaper reproducing, in a reduced version, William Morris' wallpaper design 'Willow' (1874), an all-over pattern of green willow leaves on a pale ground; Screenprint; Produced by Osborne & Little Ltd for Liberty & Co. for the exhibition 'Liberty's 1875-1975' at the V&A Museum 1975; English; ca. 1975. |
| Physical description | Unused fragment of wallpaper reproducing, in a reduced version, William Morris' design for a wallpaper entitled 'Willow' (1874), an all-over pattern of green willow leaves on a pale ground; Screenprint. |
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| Object history | The paper is produced in another four colourways. A sample of the same pattern in an early 20th century cotton, printed in red, is in the Department of Textiles, no T.209-1953. The exhibition Liberty's 1875-1975, for which this paper was produced, was held at the VAM from July to October 1975. |
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| Summary | This wallpaper pattern is based on a printed cotton fabric called 'Scroll', 'Little Scroll' or 'Willow'. William Morris designed the fabric, and his company, Morris & Co, printed it about 1895. There is a sample of it in the V&A. The wallpaper was produced to coincide with an exhibition held at the Museum . 'Liberty's 1875-1975' celebrated the centenary of Liberty's, the department store in Regent Street, London. Liberty's had originally sold William Morris's fabrics and wallpapers. Osborne & Little, who made this pattern, set up their wallpaper firm in 1968. Their range of wallpapers and fabrics has always included adaptations of Victorian patterns, as well as their own original designs. They have often used the collections at the V&A as a source of ideas. |
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| Accession number | E.180-1978 |
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| Record created | March 3, 2003 |
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