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Wallpaper

Wallpaper
ca. 1830-40 (made)
Artist/Maker
Unknown (maker)
Place of origin
England (manufactured)

Fragment of scenic wallpaper with a design of a gothic gateway opening onto a scene with trees and a small building; Colour woodblock print, on paper.


Object details

Categories
Wall Coverings
Prints
Object type
Wallpaper
TitleWallpaper (generic title)
Materials and techniques
Colour woodblock print, on paper
Paper
Colour Woodblock Print
Brief description
Fragment of scenic wallpaper with a design of a gothic gateway opening onto a scene with trees and a small building; Colour woodblock print, on paper; English; ca. 1830-40.
Physical description
Fragment of scenic wallpaper with a design of a gothic gateway opening onto a scene with trees and a small building; Colour woodblock print, on paper.
Dimensions
  • Height: 54.6cm
  • Width: 28.7cm
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 the Wallpaper Manufacturers Ltd
Object history
Given by the Wallpaper Manufacturers Ltd.
Production
Probably ca. 1830-40.
Subjects depicted
Gateways
Gothic (Medieval)
Building
Trees
Scenic Wallpapers
Associated object
E.1566-1954 (Version)
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 & Albert Museum Department of Engraving, Illustration and Design & Department of Paintings Accessions 1934 London: Published under the Authority of the Board of Education, 1935
Collection
Prints, Drawings & Paintings Collection
Accession number
E.1565-1934

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Record createdDecember 15, 2008
Record URL
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