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Wallpaper

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

Three fragments of wallpaper with a green floral pattern on a black and white striped 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
Three fragments of wallpaper with a green floral pattern on a black and white striped ground; Colour woodblock print, on paper; From Whiteways, Sissinghurst, Kent; English; Mid-19th century.
Physical description
Three fragments of wallpaper with a green floral pattern on a black and white striped ground; Colour woodblock print, on paper.
Dimensions
  • Largest fragment height: 35.5cm
  • Largest fragment width: 38.1cm
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 Matthew J. Dawson, FRIBA.
Object history
Given by Mr Matthew J. Dawson, FRIBA.

Provenance: Whiteways, Sissinghurst, Kent.
Production
Provenance of wallpaper: Whiteways, Sissinghurst, Kent.
Subjects depicted
Floral Pattern
Flowers
Leaves
Leaf (Plant Material)
Stripes
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 1926, London: Board of Education, 1927.
Collection
Prints, Drawings & Paintings Collection
Accession number
E.1136-1926

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Record createdDecember 30, 2008
Record URL
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