Not currently on display at the V&A

Plaster Fragment

1st century (made)
Artist/Maker
Unknown
Place of origin
Italy (made)

Fragment of fine concrete covered with a smooth coat of plaster painted in green, red, yellow and purple with portions of various designs, including swags of foliage, leafy stems and straight and curved borders.


Object details

Categories
Wall Coverings
Archaeology
Paintings
Object type
Plaster fragment
Materials and techniques
concrete with painted plaster coating
Concrete
Plaster
Painting
Brief description
Fragment of Roman painted wall plaster, from Pompeii, 1st Century AD
Physical description
Fragment of fine concrete covered with a smooth coat of plaster painted in green, red, yellow and purple with portions of various designs, including swags of foliage, leafy stems and straight and curved borders.
Dimensions
  • Height: 3in (max)
  • Width: 3in (max)
  • Height: 2.5in (min)
  • Width: 1in (min)
Dimensions taken from departmental notes
Association
Pompeii
Bibliographic reference
List of Works of Art Acquired by the Victoria and Albert Museum During the Year 1901 (Jermyn Street Collection). Part III, London: His Majesty's Stationery Office, 1908
Collection
Prints, Drawings & Paintings Collection
Accession number
4659-1901

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Record createdJune 30, 2009
Record URL
https://collections.vam.ac.uk/item/O1052237/plaster-fragment-unknown/
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