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Wallpaper

c. 1735 (made)
Artist/Maker
Place of origin

Fragment of crimson flock wallpaper with a pattern of flowers and foliage, stamped on the back with the Georgian Excise duty stamp.


Object details

Category
Object type
Materials and techniques
Flock on paper
Brief description
Fragment of crimson flock wallpaper with a pattern of flowers and foliage; Stamped on the back with the Georgian Excise duty stamp; From Christchurch Mansion, Ipswich, Suffolk; England; ca.1735.
Physical description
Fragment of crimson flock wallpaper with a pattern of flowers and foliage, stamped on the back with the Georgian Excise duty stamp.
Dimensions
  • Height: 42.5cm
  • Width: 56cm
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.
Marks and inscriptions
(Stamped on the back with the Georgian Excise duty stamp.)
Credit line
Given by the Ipswich Corporation through Mr J. S. Corder
Object history
Given by the Ipswich Corporation through Mr J. S. Corder.

Provenance: Christchurch Mansion, Ipswich, Suffolk.
Production
Provenance of paper: Christchurch Mansion, Ipswich, Suffolk
Subjects depicted
Associated object
E.685-1918 (Part)
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.239-1918

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Record createdDecember 2, 2008
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