Peacock Garden Frieze

Makerdesigned by Walter Crane (British, 1845-1915)

Maker Jeffrey and Company (British)

Additional Title(s)

Printed wallpaper
The White Peacock

ClassificationsDECORATIVE ARTS

Dateca. 1889

Mediumdistemper on paper

Dimensions72 x 21 1/4 in. (182.9 x 54 cm.)

DescriptionScroll and leafwork in blues and green along top and bottom of frieze. Across the center on dark blue speckled ground march peacocks, facing left, left legs held up as if about to take a step forward. Their tail feathers trail on the ground behind them. Acanthus leaves in blue and green twist between and around the birds.

Credit LineThe Huntington Library, Art Museum, and Botanical Gardens

Status

On view

Object number2001.20

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