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Wallpaper
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Wallpaper
- Place of origin:
England, Great Britain (manufactured)
- Date:
ca.1769 (made)
- Artist/Maker:
Unknown (production)
- Materials and Techniques:
Etchings and hand-colouring, on paper
- Credit Line:
Given by Messrs Green and Abbott
- Museum number:
E.2001-1919
- Gallery location:
Prints & Drawings Study Room, level C, case DW, shelf 42
Physical description
Portion of wallpaper or lining paper with a design featuring a man on a camel talking to a boy with a greyhound on a leash, in the Chinese style; Etchings and hand-colouring, on paper.
Place of Origin
England, Great Britain (manufactured)
Date
ca.1769 (made)
Artist/maker
Unknown (production)
Materials and Techniques
Etchings and hand-colouring, on paper
Dimensions
Height: 83.2 cm panel, Width: 90.2 cm panel
Object history note
Given by Miss Violet M. Morley.
Descriptive line
Portion of wallpaper or lining paper with a design featuring a man on a camel talking to a boy with a greyhound on a leash, in the Chinese style; Etchings and hand-colouring, on paper; English; ca.1769.
Bibliographic References (Citation, Note/Abstract, NAL no)
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.
The full text of the entry is as follows:
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Man on a camel talking to a boy with a greyhound on a leash, in the Chinese style
Circa 1769
Etching, coloured by hand
83.2 x 90.2 cm
Given by Miss Violet M. Morley
E.1852-1919 neg 51387 CT 6585 (see col pl, p 135)
See SE, pl 60 (colour).'
For the reference to SE given above, see:
Sugden, A. V., and Edmondson, J. L. A History of English Wallpaper. 1509-1914. London, 1926.
Materials
Paper
Techniques
Etching; Hand-colouring
Subjects depicted
Man; Boy; Camel; Greyhound
Categories
Prints; Wall coverings
Collection code
PDP
