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English producer of fine wallpapers From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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]