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Wallpaper

18th century (made)
Artist/Maker
Place of origin

Fragment of pea-green distemper wallpaper.


Object details

Category
Object type
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.
DimensionsThis 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.
Associated objects
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.1772-1973

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Record createdJanuary 2, 2009
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