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Wallpaper

early 18th century (made)
Artist/Maker
Place of origin

Fragment of wallpaper or lining paper with a design of red leaves or petals on a white ground; Colour woodblock print and stencil, on paper.


Object details

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Object type
Materials and techniques
Colour woodblock print and stencil, on paper
Brief description
Fragment of wallpaper with a design of red leaves or petals on a white ground; Colour woodblock print and stencil, on paper; From No 5, The Grove, Highgate, London; England; Early 18th century.
Physical description
Fragment of wallpaper or lining paper with a design of red leaves or petals on a white ground; Colour woodblock print and stencil, on paper.
Dimensions
  • Fragment height: 47.3cm
  • Fragment width: 36.9cm
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 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
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.555-1935

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Record createdDecember 1, 2008
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