Wallpaper
18th century (made)
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Fragment of pea-green distemper wallpaper.
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Materials and techniques | Paper painted with distemper |
Brief description | Fragment of pea-green distemper wallpaper; Provenance: The Long Gallery, Osterley Park, Middlesex; English; 18th century. |
Physical description | Fragment of pea-green distemper wallpaper. |
Dimensions | This object is part of a group of wallpaper 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. |
Object history | Provenance: The Long Gallery, Osterley Park, Middlesex. These fragments were found when the Long Gallery was being redecorated in 1972. It is thought that the pea-green paper was introduced by Robert Adam to match his damask upholstery, circa 1765-70. |
Production | Provenance of wallpaper: The Long Gallery, Osterley Park, Middlesex. |
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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. |
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Accession number | E.1771-1973 |
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Record created | January 2, 2009 |
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