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Wallpaper

ca. 1867 (made)
Artist/Maker
F. Scott & Son (supplier)
Place of origin
England (manufactured)
Lockwood-Matthews House (paper hung)

Portion of wallpaper with a pattern imitating Spanish leatherwork; flowers and foliage, within scrolling strap work borders; Colour woodblock print, on paper, embossed.


Object details

Categories
Wall Coverings
Prints
Object type
Wallpaper
Materials and techniques
Colour woodblock print, on paper, embossed
Paper
Colour Woodblock Print
Brief description
Portion of wallpaper with a pattern imitating Spanish leatherwork; flowers and foliage, within scrolling strap work borders; Colour woodblock print, on paper, embossed; From Lockwood-Matthews House, Norwalk, Connecticut, USA; Probably English; 1867.
Physical description
Portion of wallpaper with a pattern imitating Spanish leatherwork; flowers and foliage, within scrolling strap work borders; Colour woodblock print, on paper, embossed.
Dimensions
  • Height: 42cm
  • Width: 47cm
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.
Credit line
Given by Mr Samuel J. Dornsife, AID
Object history
Given by Mr Samuel J. Dornsife, AID.

Provenance: Lockwood-Matthews House (built 1864-67), Norwalk, Connecticut, USA.
Production
The Lockwood-Matthews House was built 1864-67. The paper is almost certainly English.
Subjects depicted
Flowers
Leaf (Plant Material)
Strapwork
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
Prints, Drawings & Paintings Collection
Accession number
E.12-1975

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Record createdJanuary 14, 2009
Record URL
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