V & A DECORATIVE PAPERS II Wallpaper Pattern Number 2412-178-03

Flower Meadow

Walter Crane was a devoted Socialist who firmly believed in the transformative power of regularly exposing individuals from all socioeconomic groups to the arts. His fondness for wallpaper was partially motivated by this notion, although, as was often the case with Arts and Crafts work, the barrier of cost likely prevented his designs from reaching many households. The pattern’s Latin name, Dulce Domum, translates to “Sweet Home” and was created by renowned printers Jeffrey & Co. in 1904. The name was perhaps chosen by Crane as a tribute to several romantic influences from the 1800s, since it is the title of a chapter in Sir Walter Scott’s Waverly, as well as a poem by T.W.H. Crosland, a painting by John Atkinson Grimshaw and a tune composed by Robert Ambrose.

Archive inspiration: Dulce Domum wallpaper, Walter Crane, (1845-1915), woodblock print on paper, manufactured by Jeffrey & Co., England, 1904.

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Printed in the UK by 1838 Wallcoverings.