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Wallpaper

mid 19th century (made)
Artist/Maker
Unknown
Place of origin
North Ockendon (paper hung)
England (manufactured)

Fragment of wallpaper with strapwork and arabesques on a red ground; Colour woodblock print, on paper.


Object details

Categories
Wall Coverings
Prints
Object type
Wallpaper
Materials and techniques
Colour woodblock print, on paper
Paper
Colour Woodblock Print
Brief description
Fragment of wallpaper with strapwork and arabesques on a red ground; Colour woodblock print, on paper; From Stubbers, North Ockendon, Essex; English; Mid-19th century.
Physical description
Fragment of wallpaper with strapwork and arabesques on a red ground; Colour woodblock print, on paper.
Dimensions
  • Height: 59.2cm
  • Width: 37.5cm
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 Miss Marjorie Russell
Object history
Given by Miss Marjorie Russell

Provenance: Stubbers, North Ockendon, Essex.
Production
Provenance: Stubbers, North Ockendon, Essex.
Subjects depicted
Arabesques
Strapwork
Associated object
E.96-1937 (Part)
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 Engraving, Illustration and Design and Department of Paintings, Accessions 1937, London: Board of Education, 1938.
Collection
Prints, Drawings & Paintings Collection
Accession number
E.196-1937

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Record createdDecember 30, 2008
Record URL
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