Wallpaper glitzed and glammed up making whatever happens in your house more excitingly beautiful. English. Walter Crane, designer. Living from 1845 to 1915 he was a leading light of the Arts and Crafts movement and good friend of William Morris.

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"Rabbit and Deer" design wallpaper frieze. 1887.
“Rabbit and Deer” design wallpaper frieze. 1887. Designed for Jeffrey and Company. Block printed. Image copyright © The Victoria and Albert Museum. via http://spenceralley.blogspot.com/2017/11/english-wallpaper-and-seemingly.html.
"Swan, Rush and Iris." Wallpaper. 1877.
l”Swan, Rush and Iris.” Wallpaper. 1877. Made for Jeffrey and Company. Color woodblock print. © Victoria and Albert Museum, London. via http://collections.vam.ac.uk/item/O218519/swan-rush-and-iris-wallpaper-crane-walter-rws/.
Robed male figures in a boat. 1877. Dado.
Robed male figures in a boat. 1877. Dado. Designed for Jeffrey and Company. Block printed. © Victoria and Albert Museum, London. via http://spenceralley.blogspot.com/2017/12/block-printed-english-wallpapers.html.
"Lyre and Garland." Wallpaper frieze. 1911.
“Lyre and Garland.” Wallpaper frieze. 1911. Designed for Jeffrey and Company. Block printed. © Victoria and Albert Museum, London. via http://spenceralley.blogspot.com/2017/11/english-wallpaper-and-seemingly.html.
"Iris and Pomegranate." Wallpaper frieze. 1891.
“Iris and Pomegranate.” Wallpaper frieze. 1891. Designed for Jeffrey and Company. Color woodblock print. © Victoria and Albert Museum London. via http://collections.vam.ac.uk/item/O224523/iris-and-pomegranate-wallpaper-crane-walter-rws/.

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