Person    | Male  Born 15/8/1845  Died 14/3/1915

Walter Crane

Categories: Art

Artist and book illustrator. Born Liverpool. Worked in the Arts and Crafts style, producing designs for decorative items such as ceramics and, most charmingly, illustrations for children's books. Died Horsham.

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Walter Crane

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St Dunstan's House - plasterwork panels

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Walter Crane

This plaque is unusually small for an official LCC plaque.

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