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Wallpaper

mid 18th century (made)
Artist/Maker
Unknown
Place of origin
England (manufactured)

Portion of wallpaper with a floral pattern, a fox and a bird on a blue ground; Colour woodblock print on paper; Stamped on the back with the Georgian Excise duty stamp and Paper [8?].


Object details

Categories
Wall Coverings
Prints
Object type
Wallpaper
Materials and techniques
Colour woodblock print on paper
Paper
Colour Woodblock Print
Brief description
Portion of wallpaper with a floral pattern, a fox and a bird on a blue ground; Colour woodblock print on paper; England; Mid-18th century.
Physical description
Portion of wallpaper with a floral pattern, a fox and a bird on a blue ground; Colour woodblock print on paper; Stamped on the back with the Georgian Excise duty stamp and Paper [8?].
Dimensions
  • Height: 48.2cm
  • Width: 33cm
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
Paper [8?] (Stamped on the back with the Georgian Excise duty stamp and Paper [8?].)
Credit line
Given by Walpole Brothers
Object history
Given by Walpole Brothers
Subjects depicted
Floral Pattern
Fox
Bird
Bibliographic references
  • 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.
  • Victoria & Albert Museum Department of Prints and Drawings and Department of Paintings, Accessions 1928. London: HMSO, 1928
Collection
Prints, Drawings & Paintings Collection
Accession number
E.546-1928

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Record createdDecember 2, 2008
Record URL
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