Wallpaper
ca. 1830 (made)
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This wallpaper was designed to imitate moulded plasterwork. Moulded plaster was a fashionable method of wall and ceiling decoration in the 17th and 18th centuries, but it was expensive. Wallpaper printed in shades of grey and buff was a cheaper way of achieving a similar decorative effect.
Object details
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| Materials and techniques | Chiaroscuro woodblock print, on paper |
| Brief description | Portion of a ceiling paper (2 fragments joined) with a chiaroscuro pattern of octagonal and diamond-shaped panels, containing floral and foliate motifs; Chiaroscuro woodblock print, on paper; Stamped on the back with the Georgian Excise duty stamp; Provenance: Clandon Park, Surrey; English; ca.1830. |
| Physical description | Portion of a ceiling paper (2 fragments joined) with a chiaroscuro pattern of octagonal and diamond-shaped panels, containing floral and foliate motifs; Chiaroscuro woodblock print, on paper; Stamped on the back with the Georgian Excise duty stamp. |
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| 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: Clandon Park, West Clandon, Surrey |
| Production | Provenance: Clandon Park, West Clandon, Surrey. |
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| Summary | This wallpaper was designed to imitate moulded plasterwork. Moulded plaster was a fashionable method of wall and ceiling decoration in the 17th and 18th centuries, but it was expensive. Wallpaper printed in shades of grey and buff was a cheaper way of achieving a similar decorative effect. |
| 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. |
| Collection | |
| Accession number | E.32-1971 |
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| Record created | December 11, 2008 |
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