Wallpaper
ca. 1730-40 (made)
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Portion of wallpaper with a damask pattern, formalized flowers and foliage, and pinecones, within a trellis; Woodblock print and stencil, on paper; Stamped on the back with the Georgian Excise duty stamp and Paper 4.
Object details
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| Materials and techniques | Woodblock print and stencil, on paper |
| Brief description | Portion of wallpaper with a damask pattern, formalized flowers and foliage, and pinecones, within a trellis; Woodblock print and stencil, on paper; Stamped on the back with the Georgian Excise duty stamp; Provenance: Wichenford Court, Worcestershire; England; ca. 1730-40. |
| Physical description | Portion of wallpaper with a damask pattern, formalized flowers and foliage, and pinecones, within a trellis; Woodblock print and stencil, on paper; Stamped on the back with the Georgian Excise duty stamp and Paper 4. |
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| Marks and inscriptions | Paper 4 (Stamped on the back with the Georgian Excise duty stamp and Paper 4.) |
| Credit line | Given by Colonel Patrick G. Britten |
| Object history | Given by Colonel Patrick G. Britten Provenance: A cupboard at Wichenford Court, Worcestershire Wichenford Court, originally property of the Washbourne family, was sold in 1712 to Edmund Skinner, who later became Sheriff of Worcestershire. The house came into the donor's family in 1856. |
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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.1082-1978 |
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| Record created | December 1, 2008 |
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