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Artist/Maker	Unknown
Place of origin	England (manufactured) Upton House (paper hung)

Fragment of wallpaper with arcading in the gothic style; Colour woodblock print, on paper.

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Category	Wall Coverings
Object type	Wallpaper
Materials and techniques	Colour woodblock print, on paper Paper Colour Woodblock Print
Brief description	Fragment of wallpaper with arcading in the gothic style; Colour woodblock print, on paper; From Upton House, Alresford, Hampshire; English; ca.1830-40.
Physical description	Fragment of wallpaper with arcading in the gothic style; Colour woodblock print, on paper.
Dimensions	Fragment height: 13.5cm Fragment width: 24cm 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.
Style	Gothic
Credit line	Given by Mr John B. Fowler
Object history	Given by Mr John B. Fowler. Provenance: The basement of Upton House, Alresford, Hampshire.
Production	Provenance: The basement of Upton House, Alresford, Hampshire.
Subject depicted	Arcading
Bibliographic references	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. Victoria and Albert Museum Department of Prints and Drawings and Department of Paintings Accessions 1966 pub. HMSO 1967
Collection	Prints, Drawings & Paintings Collection
Accession number	E.2265-1966

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Record created	January 6, 2009
Record URL	https://collections.vam.ac.uk/item/O181458/wallpaper-unknown/

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