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Wallpaper

late 18th or early 19th century (made)
Artist/Maker
Place of origin

Fragment of wallpaper with a design of small stylised flowers within diamond shapes, joined by broad bands to form a lattice pattern; Colour woodblock print, on paper; Numbered in ink on the back 210.


Object details

Categories
Object type
Materials and techniques
Colour woodblock print, on paper
Brief description
Fragment of wallpaper with a design of small stylised flowers within diamond shapes, joined by broad bands to form a lattice pattern; Colour woodblock print, on paper; English; Late 18th or early 19th century.
Physical description
Fragment of wallpaper with a design of small stylised flowers within diamond shapes, joined by broad bands to form a lattice pattern; Colour woodblock print, on paper; Numbered in ink on the back 210.
Dimensions
  • Fragment height: 22.5cm
  • Fragment width: 50cm
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
210 (Numbered in ink on the back, 210.)
Credit line
Given by Mr John B. Fowler
Object history
Given by Mr John B. Fowler.
Subjects depicted
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 and Albert Museum Department of Prints and Drawings and Department of Paintings Accessions 1966 pub. HMSO 1967
Collection
Accession number
E.2245-1966

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Record createdDecember 10, 2008
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