ca. 1830 (made)
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Wallpaper border with hexagonal frames, containing griffins and bowls of fruit encircled by stylized leaves, on a red ground and edged with a running ornamental border; Colour woodblock print, on paper.
Object details
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| Materials and techniques | Colour woodblock print, on paper |
| Brief description | Wallpaper border with hexagonal frames, containing griffins and bowls of fruit encircled by stylized leaves, on a red ground and edged with a running ornamental border; Colour woodblock print; From the stock of Cowtan & Sons; England; ca.1830. |
| Physical description | Wallpaper border with hexagonal frames, containing griffins and bowls of fruit encircled by stylized leaves, on a red ground and edged with a running ornamental border; Colour woodblock print, on paper. |
| Dimensions | This object is part of a group of wallpaper borders, 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. |
| Credit line | Given by Mr A. L. Cowtan in memory of his father, Arthur Barnard Cowtan, OBE |
| Object history | Given by Mr A. L. Cowtan in memory of his father, Arthur Barnard Cowtan, OBE. Provenance: The stock of Cowtan & Sons, successors of J. Duppa, J. G. Crace, etc |
| Production | Provenance: The stock of Cowtan & Sons, successors of J. Duppa, J. G. Crace, etc. |
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| Accession number | E.78-1939 |
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| Record created | December 12, 2008 |
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