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Chrysanthemum wallpaper (designed 1877, printed c.1960)

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Date: designed 1877, printed c.1960
Object Type: wallpaper
Technique: block-printed in distemper
Catalogue number: B175
Designer: Morris, William, 1834, 1896
Manufacturer: Arthur Sanderson and Sons Ltd

William Morris designed Chrysanthemum wallpaper in 1877, the original design is in the Gallery’s collection (see A33). The pattern is an intricate design of pom-pom blooms and calligraphic foliage.

This version was printed by the firm Arthur Sanderson & Sons Ltd., who acquired the original wallpaper printing blocks from Morris & Co. when they closed in 1940.

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