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Wallpaper

mid 19th century (made)
Artist/Maker
Place of origin

Portion of wallpaper with trailing flowers and leaves on a pale tile-pattern background; Colour woodblock print and stencil, on paper.


Object details

Categories
Object type
Materials and techniques
Colour woodblock print and stencil, on paper
Brief description
Portion of wallpaper with trailing flowers and leaves on a pale tile-pattern background; Colour woodblock print and stencil, on paper; From Fulbeck Hall, Lincolnshire; English; Mid-19th century.
Physical description
Portion of wallpaper with trailing flowers and leaves on a pale tile-pattern background; Colour woodblock print and stencil, on paper.
Dimensions
  • Portion height: 200.7cm
  • Portion width: 78.8cm
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 Henry William Newman Fane.
Object history
Given by Mr Henry William Newman Fane.

Provenance: Fulbeck Hall, Grantham, Lincolnshire.

This paper was found in a lift shaft built circa 1890 in one of the landings which had previously been part of a bedroom. The bedroom may have been redecorated circa 1840 on the return of General Sir Henry Fane from India.
Production
Provenance: Fulbeck Hall, Grantham, Lincolnshire.

This paper was found in a lift shaft built circa 1890 in one of the landings which had previously been part of a bedroom. The bedroom may have been redecorated circa 1840 on the return of General Sir Henry Fane from India.
Subjects depicted
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.708-1961

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Record createdDecember 30, 2008
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