Wallpaper
mid 18th century (made)
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Portion of wallpaper or lining paper with a wood block print pattern of flowers and foliage interspersed with parrots and engravings of cats; Colour woodblock print and engravings, on paper; A border has been pasted on to the paper.
Object details
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| Materials and techniques | Colour woodblock print and engravings, on paper |
| Brief description | Portion of wallpaper with a wood block print pattern of flowers and foliage interspersed with parrots and engravings of cats; The cat is an enlarged copy, printed in reverse, of 'A Cat Sleeping', an engraving by Cornelius Visscher; Colour woodblock print and engravings, on paper; From The Chantry, Dursley, Gloucestershire; England; 1725-1775. |
| Physical description | Portion of wallpaper or lining paper with a wood block print pattern of flowers and foliage interspersed with parrots and engravings of cats; Colour woodblock print and engravings, on paper; A border has been pasted on to the paper. |
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| Credit line | Given by Mr H. Hickling |
| Object history | Given by Mr H. Hickling Provenance: The Chantry, Dursley, Gloucestershire, a house once belonging to the Vizard family. Fragments from the above paper, one stamped on the back with the Georgian Excise duty stamp and Paper J 4 are recorded as V&A object E.628-1925. |
| Production | Provenance of paper: The Chantry, Dursley, Gloucestershire, a house once belonging to the Vizard family. |
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| Associated object | E.628-1925 (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. |
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| Accession number | E.1440-1925 |
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| Record created | December 2, 2008 |
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