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Artist/Maker	Unknown
Place of origin	England (made)

Portion of wallpaper or lining paper featuring a pattern of flowers, birds, and groups of figures, including Diana and Actaeon, Venus and a satyr, and a figure possibly emblematic of Charity; Engraving print, on paper.

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Categories	Wall Coverings Prints
Object type	Wallpaper
Materials and techniques	Engraving print, on paper Paper Engraving (Printing Process)
Brief description	Portion of wallpaper or lining paper featuring a pattern of flowers, birds, and groups of figures, including Diana and Actaeon, Venus and a satyr, and a figure possibly emblematic of Charity; Engraving print, on paper; English; Late 17th century.
Physical description	Portion of wallpaper or lining paper featuring a pattern of flowers, birds, and groups of figures, including Diana and Actaeon, Venus and a satyr, and a figure possibly emblematic of Charity; Engraving print, on paper.
Dimensions	Height: 54.3cm Width: 38.1cm 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.
Subjects depicted	Satyrs Flowers (Plants) Birds People Diana Actaeon Venus Charity
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 1924, published under the Authority of the Board of Education, London, 1926.
Collection	Prints, Drawings & Paintings Collection
Accession number	E.901-1924

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Record created	October 30, 2008
Record URL	https://collections.vam.ac.uk/item/O171121/wallpaper-unknown/

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