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Wallpaper

early 19th century (made)
Artist/Maker
Place of origin

This is a well-preserved fragment of wallpaper with a fictive arrchitectural stucco or marble design, with flower-like bosses, found during refurbishment of a house in Greenwich alongside a 'Gothic' architectural pattern of the same period and a border paper (for the latter, see E.792:1-9-2014).


Object details

Category
Object type
Materials and techniques
Colour print from wood blocks
Brief description
Piece of wallpaper with design of fictive stucco with bosses, English, early 19th century, from a house at 28 Crooms Hill, Greenwich.
Physical description
Printed in pale green, blue and white. Pattern imitating stonework or stucco with moulded flower-like bosses.
Dimensions
  • Height: 45cm (Note: Irregular; torn edges.)
  • Width: 56cm (Note: Irregular; torn edges.)
Credit line
Given by Adam Pollock
Summary
This is a well-preserved fragment of wallpaper with a fictive arrchitectural stucco or marble design, with flower-like bosses, found during refurbishment of a house in Greenwich alongside a 'Gothic' architectural pattern of the same period and a border paper (for the latter, see E.792:1-9-2014).
Collection
Accession number
E.791-2014

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Record createdSeptember 3, 2014
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