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Wallpaper

ca. 1870 (made)
Artist/Maker
F. Scott & Son (supplier)
Place of origin
England (manufactured)
Shepperton (paper hung)

Fragment of wallpaper with a design of flowers and foliage; Woodblock print, on paper.


Object details

Categories
Wall Coverings
Prints
Object type
Wallpaper
Materials and techniques
woodblock print, on paper
Paper
Woodblock Print
Brief description
Fragment of wallpaper with a design of flowers and foliage; Woodblock print, on paper; Provenance: St Nicholas’ Rectory, Shepperton, Middlesex; English; ca. 1870.
Physical description
Fragment of wallpaper with a design of flowers and foliage; Woodblock print, on paper.
Dimensions
  • Fragment height: 5.8cm
  • Fragment width: 48.9cm
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 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.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.555-1956 : E.554-1956) were superimposed upon each other in this room.
Subjects depicted
Floral Patterns
Leaf (Plant Material)
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.533-1956

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Record createdJanuary 14, 2009
Record URL
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