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Sidewall, The Peacock Garden
This is a sidewall. It was designed by Walter Crane and manufactured by Jeffrey & Company. It is dated 1889 and we acquired it in 1952. Its medium is block-printed paper, embossed. It is a part of the Wallcoverings department.
Peacock Garden is a dense design of flora and fauna printed in rich jewel-tone colors of blues and greens which impart a very calming, comforting influence. Typical of many of Crane’s designs there is pattern everywhere, with no blank spaces to be found. The bold peacocks are intertwined with scrolling acanthus leaves and tulips, while a lighter secondary pattern appearing like foliate sprigs covers the background.
This object was
donated by
James J. Rorimer.
It is credited Gift of James J. Rorimer.
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- Flora's Feast: A Masque Of Flowers, Book
- lithograph on paper.
- Gift of Elizabeth d’Hauteville Kean, Smithsonian Libraries, NX650.F57 C89f....
- 139.2018.9
- Frieze, Peacock
- screen printed on paper.
- Gift of Bruce Bradbury.
- 1982-74-1-1/4
Our curators have highlighted 4 objects that are related to this one. Here are three of them, selected at random:
- Sidewall (England)
- machine-printed on continuous paper.
- Gift of Arlene M. and Thomas C. Ellis.
- 1981-65-27
- Sidewall, St. James
- block-printed on paper.
- Gift of Robert W. Friedel.
- 1941-74-18
- Vase (England)
- glazed and lustered earthenware.
- Museum purchase from Charles E. Sampson Memorial Fund.
- 1995-3-1
Its dimensions are
119.5 x 59.5 cm (47 1/16 x 23 7/16 in.)
Cite this object as
Sidewall, The Peacock Garden; Designed by Walter Crane ((English, 1845–1915)); Manufactured by Jeffrey & Company (United Kingdom); England; block-printed paper, embossed; 119.5 x 59.5 cm (47 1/16 x 23 7/16 in.); Gift of James J. Rorimer; 1950-111-4
This object was previously on display as a part of the exhibition Botanical Expressions.
