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Wallpaper

ca. 1670 (made)
Artist/Maker
Place of origin

Panel of wallpaper or lining paper with a conventional gilly flower and pomegranate design, in the 'black stitch work' style, on a paler ground; Woodblock print on paper.


Object details

Categories
Object type
Materials and techniques
Woodblock print on paper
Brief description
Panel of wallpaper or lining paper with a conventional gilly flower and pomegranate design, in the 'black stitch work' style, on a paler ground; Woodblock print on paper; From a coffer dated 1671; England; ca. 1670.
Physical description
Panel of wallpaper or lining paper with a conventional gilly flower and pomegranate design, in the 'black stitch work' style, on a paler ground; Woodblock print on paper.
Dimensions
  • Height: 72.4cm
  • Width: 60.3cm
Dimensions are for the overall size of the object, which is comprised of four printings. 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 Mrs Helen Wace
Object history
Given by Mrs Helen Wace.
Provenance: Removed from a leather-covered, studded coffer, with the initials TG and dated 1671 on the lid.
Subjects depicted
Bibliographic reference
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.
Collection
Accession number
E.693-1959

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Record createdNovember 27, 2008
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