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Unused fragment. Composed of vertical stems with three flowers (in the center) surrounded by acorns and overlapping leaves on branches. Printed in green on gold ground. Lacquered and embossed.
wallpapers
Wallpaper
Acorn
1912
A.H. Davenport/Irving & Casson
Morris & Co. (Manufacturer)
Morris, William
England
9 7/8 x 22 1/4 (HxW) (inches)
Gift of Mr. and Mrs. Thomas C. Ellis, Sr.
1981.102
"Wallpapers," Victoria and Albert Museum cataglogue, fig. 1065, pg. 373.
1879 (Designed and registered in 1879.)
England (United Kingdom) [country]
Block Printed
Unused
Gold
Original
Machine Made
Sidewall/Fill
Embossed
Lacquered
Paper
acorns
oak leaves
branches
flowers
Aesthetic
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