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The Peacock Garden

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    Object Details

    Designer

    Walter Crane, (English, 1845–1915)

    Manufacturer

    Jeffrey & Co., 1836–1930 London, England

    Description

    a) Vertical rectangle, two widths joined, giving two and one-half repeats. Arabesque of large acanthus rinceaux, tulips and wiry scrolls, with perching peacocks whose tails hang downward; b) Same design as "a" but one width and incomplete repeat; in green, blue and brown on dark blue ground.

    Credit Line

    Gift of Grace Lincoln Temple

    Date

    1889

    Accession Number

    1938-62-74-a/d

    Restrictions & Rights

    Usage conditions apply

    Type

    Wallcoverings

    Object Name

    Sidewall

    Type

    Sidewall

    Medium

    Block-printed paper

    Dimensions

    H x W: 152 x 111 cm (59 13/16 x 43 11/16 in.)

    made in

    London, England

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    Cooper Hewitt, Smithsonian Design Museum Collection
    Wallcoverings Department

    Data Source

    Cooper Hewitt, Smithsonian Design Museum

    Metadata Usage

    Not determined

    Link to Original Record

    http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/kq434f7085e-afad-4d74-9ffa-01a0a8097518

    Record ID

    chndm_1938-62-74-a_d

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