'Bay Leaf Frieze' wallpaper

This wallpaper frieze was designed by Hebert Horne for The Century Guild to match his 'Bay Leaf' wallpaper. The design shows a repeated design of three kneeling figures in classical robes, playing musical instruments against a frieze of bay leaves on branches interwoven along the bottom. The Century Guild monogram is incorporated in the design (on a bay leaf). With the exception of Walter Crane, few designers in the 1880s included figures in their wallpapers. Horne's 'Bay Leaf Frieze' is therefore a remarkable novel creation. The frieze is accompanied by a wallpaper featuring a repeating pattern of bay leaves (see various examples in the Gallery collection). The frieze was prominently displayed in the Century Guild's stand at the 1885 Inventions Exhibition at South Kensington and also the 1886 Liverpool International Exhibition.

The repeat size is 53.3 x 106.7 cm.