Wallpaper
early 18th century (made)
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| Place of origin |
This design of this wallpaper is based on a damask pattern. It was found at No. 5, The Grove, Highgate, London. Another slightly cruder version of this pattern also survives in the V&A collection; this came from a house in Epsom, Surrey, a town in which many early wallpapers have been found in situ.
Object details
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| Object type | |
| Materials and techniques | Woodblock print on paper |
| Brief description | Fragment of wallpaper with a formal pattern of flowers and acanthus leaves, in black on a white ground; Woodblock print on paper; Provenance: The Grove, Highgate, London; England; Early 18th century. |
| Physical description | Fragment of wallpaper with a formal pattern of flowers and acanthus leaves, in black on a white ground; Woodblock print on paper. |
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| Credit line | Given by Messrs James & Bywaters and S. Rowland Pierce |
| Object history | Given by Messrs James & Bywaters and S. Rowland Pierce Provenance: No 5, The Grove, Highgate, London |
| Production | Provenance: No 5, The Grove, Highgate, London. |
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| Summary | This design of this wallpaper is based on a damask pattern. It was found at No. 5, The Grove, Highgate, London. Another slightly cruder version of this pattern also survives in the V&A collection; this came from a house in Epsom, Surrey, a town in which many early wallpapers have been found in situ. |
| Associated object | E.966-1963 (Version) |
| 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.554-1935 |
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| Record created | November 28, 2008 |
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