Description
The firm of Jeffrey & Co. was responsible for manufacturing all of the wallpapers made under the Morris & Co. label. Under director Metford Warner (about 1843–1930), Jeffrey & Co. had a reputation as one of the finest printers in England and also printed designs by Walter Crane and C. F. A. Voysey. The company’s relationship with Morris & Co. continued until they were absorbed into a larger conglomerate in 1927.
Provenance
Arthur H. Verstage (1875-1969). Haslam & Whiteway, London, by 2000; Sold to Crab Tree Farm Foundation, Lake Bluff, IL, November 23, 2000 [Crab Tree Farm Foundation cataloging records, now in curatorial files]; given to the Art Institute of Chicago, 2018.
Accession Number
249083
Medium
Woodblock print in colored inks on cream wove paper
Dimensions
57.1 × 73.9 cm (22 1/2 × 29 1/8 in.)
Classification
wallpaper
Credit Line
Gift of Crab Tree Farm Foundation
