Wallpaper Border
Early 19th century (made)
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Fragment of wallpaper border with a pattern of beading and palmettes, in the neo-classical style; Colour woodblock print, on paper; Traces of the Georgian Excise duty stamp on the back.
Object details
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| Materials and techniques | Colour woodblock print, on paper |
| Brief description | Fragment of wallpaper border with a pattern of beading and palmettes, in the neo-classical style; Colour woodblock print, on paper; From Stourhead, Wiltshire; English; Early 19th century. |
| Physical description | Fragment of wallpaper border with a pattern of beading and palmettes, in the neo-classical style; Colour woodblock print, on paper; Traces of the Georgian Excise duty stamp on the back. |
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| Marks and inscriptions | (Traces of the Georgian Excise duty stamp on the back.) |
| Credit line | Given by Mr John B. Fowler. |
| Object history | Given by Mr John B. Fowler. The paper was found in a drawer of Colt Hoare’s desk by the National Trust at Stourhead, Wiltshire. The wings and 2-storey pavilions of Stourhead House were added by Sir Richard Colt Hoare (1758-1838). A border of the same design appears in Wedgwood's First Pattern Book, 1769-1814, a record of painted borders for Queen's Ware, in the collection of the Wedgwood Museum, Burslem, Staffordshire. It is pattern no 341, described as 'running honeysuckle'. |
| Production | The wings and 2-storey pavilions of Stourhead House were added by Sir Richard Colt Hoare (1758-1838). The paper was found in a drawer of Colt Hoare’s desk by the National Trust at Stourhead. A border of the same design appears in Wedgwood's First Pattern Book, 1769-1814, a record of painted borders for Queen's Ware, in the collection of the Wedgwood Museum, Burslem, Staffordshire. It is pattern no 341, described as 'running honeysuckle'. |
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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.164-1972 |
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| Record created | January 5, 2009 |
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