Wallpaper
First quarter of 18th century (made)
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Fragment of a ceiling paper with a design of square and oblong panels, each containing formalized flower and foliate motifs, connected by bands of laurel and a border with a formal flower pattern; Colour woodblock print and stencils, on paper; Stamped with the Georgian Excise duty stamp and Paper 8.
Object details
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| Parts | This object consists of 2 parts. (Some alternative part names are also shown below)
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| Materials and techniques | Colour woodblock print and stencils, on paper |
| Brief description | Fragment of a ceiling paper with a design of square and oblong panels, each containing formalized flower and foliate motifs, connected by bands of laurel and a border with a formal flower pattern; Colour woodblock print and stencils, on paper; England; 1700-1725. |
| Physical description | Fragment of a ceiling paper with a design of square and oblong panels, each containing formalized flower and foliate motifs, connected by bands of laurel and a border with a formal flower pattern; Colour woodblock print and stencils, on paper; Stamped with the Georgian Excise duty stamp and Paper 8. |
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| Marks and inscriptions | Paper 8 (Stamped with the Georgian Excise duty stamp and Paper 8) |
| Credit line | Given by Mrs Joan Bygrave |
| Object history | Given by Mrs Joan Bygrave This ceiling paper is stated by the donor to have come from a 14th-century house in Faversham, Kent. |
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| 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. |
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| Accession number | E.1345-1963 |
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| Record created | December 1, 2008 |
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