Wallpaper
18th century (made)
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Fragment of blue distemper wallpaper.
Object details
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| Materials and techniques | Paper painted with distemper |
| Brief description | Fragment of blue distemper wallpaper; From Osterley Park, Middlesex; Presumed to be part of the colour scheme introduced by Sir William Chambers for the Long Gallery, which was completed in 1759; English; 18th century. |
| Physical description | Fragment of blue distemper wallpaper. |
| Dimensions | Part of a group of fragments recorded as being of 'various sizes'. 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. |
| Object history | Provenance: The Long Gallery, Osterley Park, Middlesex. This fragment was found (along with E.1768-1772-1973) when the Long Gallery was being redecorated in 1972. The blue papers are presumed to be part of the colour scheme introduced by Sir William Chambers for the Long Gallery, which was completed in 1759. |
| Production | Provenance of wallpaper: The Long Gallery, Osterley Park, Middlesex. This blue wallpaper is presumed to be part of the colour scheme introduced by Sir William Chambers for the Long Gallery, which was completed in 1759. |
| Associated object | E.1767-1973 (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.1772-1973 |
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| Record created | December 10, 2008 |
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