Wallpaper
ca. 1740 (made)
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A portion of green flock wallpaper with a baroque floral and leaf pattern and a border of Greek key pattern; the paper, originally attached to the walls by nails alone, stamped on the back with the Georgian Excise duty stamp and Paper J4.
Object details
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| Materials and techniques | Flock on paper |
| Brief description | A portion of green flock wallpaper with a baroque floral and leaf pattern and a border of Greek key pattern; the paper, originally attached to the walls by nails alone, stamped on the back with the Georgian Excise duty stamp; Hung at All Souls' College, Oxford; England; ca. 1740. |
| Physical description | A portion of green flock wallpaper with a baroque floral and leaf pattern and a border of Greek key pattern; the paper, originally attached to the walls by nails alone, stamped on the back with the Georgian Excise duty stamp and Paper J4. |
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| Marks and inscriptions | Paper J4 (The paper is stamped on the back with the Georgian Excise duty stamp and Paper J4.) |
| Credit line | Given by the Warden and fellows of All Souls College, Oxford |
| Object history | Given by the Warden and fellows of All Souls College, Oxford Provenance: The lumber room between the Hall and the Chapel at All Souls' College Oxford |
| Production | Provenance of paper: The lumber room between the Hall and the Chapel at All Souls' College, Oxford. |
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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.288-1925 |
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| Record created | December 2, 2008 |
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