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Wallpaper

last quarter of 19th century (made)
Artist/Maker
Scott Morton (Tynecastle) Co. Ltd (manufacturer)
Place of origin
Edinburgh (manufactured)
Portland Place (paper hung)

Portion of textile wallpaper with a pattern based on a brocade, incorporating a pomegranate design; Textile coloured green, gold and white, mounted on board.


Object details

Categories
Wall Coverings
Prints
Object type
Wallpaper
Materials and techniques
Textile coloured green, gold and white, mounted on board
Textile
Brief description
Portion of textile wallpaper with a pattern based on a brocade, incorporating a pomegranate design; Textile coloured green, gold and white, mounted on board; Provenance: 42, Portland Place, London; Scottish; 1875-1900.
Physical description
Portion of textile wallpaper with a pattern based on a brocade, incorporating a pomegranate design; Textile coloured green, gold and white, mounted on board.
Dimensions
  • Portion height: 75.3cm
  • Portion width: 54cm
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 P. Lawson
Object history
Given by Mr P. Lawson.

Provenance: 42, Portland Place, London, W1.
Probably produced by Scott Morton (Tynecastle) Co. Ltd.
Production
Provenance: 42, Portland Place, London, W1.
Subjects depicted
Brocade
Pomegranate Motifs
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.291-1977

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Record createdJanuary 19, 2009
Record URL
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