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Macaw

Wallpaper
1908 (made)
Artist/Maker
Jeffrey & Co. (producer)
Crane, Walter R.W.S. (designer)
Place of origin
England (made)

Colour print of a macaw design. The macaw is resting on a tree branch with fruit.

Object details

Categories
Wall Coverings
Prints
Animals and Wildlife
Object type
Wallpaper
TitleMacaw (assigned by artist)
Materials and techniques
Colour print from block on paper.
Paper
Colour Woodblock Print
Brief description
The "Macaw" wall-paper designed by Walter Crane. Produced by Jeffrey & Co, 1908. Colour print from blocks.
Physical description
Colour print of a macaw design. The macaw is resting on a tree branch with fruit.
Dimensions
  • Height: 44 1/4in (Note: Measurement from: Victoria and Albert Museum, Department of Engraving, Illustration and Design & Department of Paintings, Accessions 1919, London: Printed Under the Authority of His Majesty's Stationery Office, 1921)
  • Width: 21in (Note: Measurement from: Victoria and Albert Museum, Department of Engraving, Illustration and Design & Department of Paintings, Accessions 1919, London: Printed Under the Authority of His Majesty's Stationery Office, 1921)
Style
Arts and Crafts
Credit line
Given by Jeffrey & Co.
Association
Jeffrey & Co.
Associated object
E.1763-1914 (Copy)
Bibliographic references
  • Victoria and Albert Museum, Department of Engraving, Illustration and Design & Department of Paintings, Accessions 1919, London: Printed Under the Authority of His Majesty's Stationery Office, 1921
  • 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.5163-1919

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Record createdJune 30, 2009
Record URL
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