Physical description
Wallpaper with a running white plaster-effect pattern, white and grey with a blue background; Colour woodblock print, on paper.
Place of Origin
England, Great Britain (manufactured)
Date
ca. 1830 (manufactured)
Artist/maker
Unknown (production)
Cowtan & Son (supplier)
Materials and Techniques
Colour woodblock print, on paper
Dimensions
Height: 64.9 cm, Width: 30.5 cm
Object history note
Given by Mr A. L. Cowtan in memory of his father, Arthur Barnard Cowtan, OBE.
Provenance: The stock of Cowtan & Sons Ltd, successors of J. Duppa, J. G. Crace etc.
Descriptive line
Wallpaper with a running white plaster-effect pattern, white and grey with a blue background; Colour woodblock print, on paper; From the stock of Cowtan & Sons; England; ca. 1830.
Bibliographic References (Citation, Note/Abstract, NAL no)
Oman, Charles C., and Hamilton, Jean. Wallpapers: a history and illustrated catalogue of the collection of the Victoria and Albert Museum. London: Sotheby Publications, in association with the Victoria and Albert Museum, 1982.
The full text of the first entry is as follows:
'197
Twenty-four borders with classical mouldings, ribbons, fruit, flowers etc;
E 71-74 stamped on the backs First Account Taken
Circa 1830-40
Colour prints from wood blocks, flock etc
Various sizes
PROVENANCE The stock of Cowtan & Sons Ltd, successors of J. Duppa, J. G. Crace etc
Given by Mr A. L. Cowtan in memory of his father, Arthur Barnard Cowtan, OBE
E.54-61-1939 neg GJ.9266; E66-90-1939; E.66, 67 neg GJ.9267'
The full text of the second entry is as follows:
'691
Fifty-five specimens from the stock of Cowtan & Sons Ltd; E.71, 74, 88 stamped on the back with Excise duty stamp First Account Taken
Circa 1800-90
Colour prints from wood blocks, flock, etc
Various sizes
Given by Mr A. C. Cowtan in memory of his father, Arthur Barnard Cowtan, OBE
E.43-97-1939
Nineteen borders from the first quarter of the 19th century (E.43-61); 4 borders, circa 1820 (E.62-65); 14 borders, circa 1830 (E.66-79); 10 borders, circa 1840 (E.80-89); 1 border, circa 1850 (E.90); 2 wallpapers, circa 1850 (E.91, 92); 5 wallpapers in the Japanese style, circa 1880 (E.93-97).
Cowtan & Sons were the successors of J. Duppa, J. G. Crace etc.'
Production Note
Provenance: The stock of Cowtan & Sons Ltd, successors of J. Duppa, J. G. Crace etc.
Materials
Paper
Techniques
Colour woodblock print
Subjects depicted
Acanthus; Stylized flowers; Running ornament; Moulding
Categories
British Galleries; Prints; Wall coverings
Collection code
PDP
