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Wallpaper

ca. 1820-1830 (made)
Artist/Maker
Place of origin

Portion and fragment of wallpaper with a trailing flower and leaf design; Colour woodblock print and stencil, on paper; Stamped with the Georgian Excise duty stamp; From St Nicholas' Rectory, Shepperton, Middlesex; English; ca. 1820-1830.


Object details

Categories
Object type
Parts
This object consists of 2 parts.
(Some alternative part names are also shown below)
  • Wallpaper
  • Print
  • Wallpaper
  • Print
Materials and techniques
Colour woodblock print and stencil, on paper
Brief description
Portion and fragment of wallpaper with a trailing flower and leaf design; Colour woodblock print and stencil, on paper; Stamped with the Georgian Excise duty stamp; From St Nicholas' Rectory, Shepperton, Middlesex; English; ca. 1820-1830.
DimensionsDimensions 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 the Reverend H. Scholfield
Object history
Given by the Reverend H. Scholfield.

Provenance: St Nicholas' Rectory, Shepperton, Middlesex.

This paper was taken from above the fireplace in a front room on the first floor of the Rectory. The wallpapers and borders (V&A objects: E.523, 523A, B-1956 : E.524, 525-1956 : E.526, 526A-C-1956 : E.527, 528-1956 : E.529, 529A, 530, 530A-1956 : E.531-1956 : E.532-1956 : E.533-1956 : E.555-1956 : E.554-1956) were superimposed upon each other in this room.
Production
Provenance: St Nicholas' Rectory, Shepperton, Middlesex.

This paper was taken from above the fireplace in a front room on the first floor of the Rectory. The wallpapers and borders (V&A objects: E.523, 523A, B-1956 : E.524, 525-1956 : E.526, 526A-C-1956 : E.527, 528-1956 : E.529, 529A, 530, 530A-1956 : E.531-1956 : E.532-1956 : E.533-1956 : E.555-1956 : E.554-1956) were superimposed upon each other in this room.
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.529A-1956

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Record createdJanuary 6, 2009
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