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Wallpaper

late 18th or early 19th century (made)
Artist/Maker
Unknown
Place of origin
Strawberry House (paper hung)
England (manufactured)

Fragment of wallpaper (2 sheets joined) with a design of small sprigs of flowers, dark blue on a light-blue background; Woodblock print, on paper; Stamped on the back with the Georgian Excise duty stamp.


Object details

Categories
Wall Coverings
Prints
Object type
Wallpaper
Materials and techniques
Woodblock print, on paper
Paper
Woodblock Print
Brief description
Fragment of wallpaper (2 sheets joined) with a design of small sprigs of flowers, dark blue on a light-blue background; Woodblock print, on paper; Stamped on the back with the Georgian Excise duty stamp; From Strawberry House, formerly The Rectory, Barnes, Surrey; English; Late 18th or early 19th century.
Physical description
Fragment of wallpaper (2 sheets joined) with a design of small sprigs of flowers, dark blue on a light-blue background; Woodblock print, on paper; Stamped on the back with the Georgian Excise duty stamp.
Dimensions
  • Overall size height: 35cm
  • Overall size width: 37cm
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
(Stamped on the back with the Georgian Excise duty stamp.)
Credit line
Given by Mr John B. Fowler
Object history
Given by Mr John B. Fowler.

Provenance: Strawberry House, formerly The Rectory, Barnes, Surrey.

This fragment was found underneath E.2248-1966, a flock wallpaper from the last quarter of the 18th century.
Production
Provenance: Strawberry House, formerly The Rectory, Barnes, Surrey.
Subjects depicted
Sprigs
Stylized Flowers
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
Prints, Drawings & Paintings Collection
Accession number
E.2247-1966

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Record createdDecember 10, 2008
Record URL
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