Jeffrey & Co was an English producer of fine wallpapers that operated from 1836 to the 1930s.
Jeffrey & Co was an English producer of fine wallpapers that operated from 1836 to the 1930s.
The company was founded in 1836 at 64 Essex Road in London, England. [1] [2] [3]
From 1864 to 1896, the company was owned by Metford Warner. [4]
The company produced papers based on designs by William Morris as early as 1864. [5] [6] In 1871, under Warner's direction, it began printing papers by designers such as Walter Crane, [7] Lewis F. Day, Bruce J. Talbert and C. F. A. Voysey. [6] [8] : 13 [9]
IN 1851 the company exhibited at the Crystal Palace Exhibition in London. [9] In 1878 the company received a gold medal at the Paris exhibition for their wallpaper Sunflowers, designed by Bruce J. Talbert. [7]
Historical examples of the papers produced by Jeffrey & Co are found in the Museum of Fine Arts Houston [10] the RISD Museum, [11] the National Gallery of Victoria, Australia, [2] and the Victoria and Albert Museum, London. [6] [12]
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