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Wallpaper

ca.1650 (made)
Artist/Maker
Unknown
Place of origin
England (made)

Fragment of wallpaper or lining paper taken from a chest of drawers. Design represents the sun surrounded by Tudor roses, with winged cherubs and flowers; Woodblock print, on paper.


Object details

Categories
Prints
Wall Coverings
Object type
Wallpaper
Materials and techniques
Woodblock print, on paper
Paper
Woodblock Print
Brief description
Fragment of wallpaper or lining paper taken from a chest of drawers. Design represents the sun surrounded by Tudor roses, with winged cherubs and flowers; Woodblock print, on paper; English; ca. 1650.
Physical description
Fragment of wallpaper or lining paper taken from a chest of drawers. Design represents the sun surrounded by Tudor roses, with winged cherubs and flowers; Woodblock print, on paper.
Dimensions
  • Height: 14.6cm
  • Width: 47.6cm
Dimensions from: 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.
Credit line
Given by Olive Baker
Production
Fragment of paper previously used to line a chest of drawers.
Subjects depicted
Tudor Roses
Putti
Flowers (Plants)
Bibliographic references
  • 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.
  • Victoria and Albert Museum, Department of Engraving, Illustration and Design & Department of Paintings, Accessions 1933, London: Printed under the Authority of the Board of Education 1934
Collection
Prints, Drawings & Paintings Collection
Accession number
E.155-1933

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Record createdOctober 30, 2008
Record URL
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