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Wallpaper

Second half of 19th century (made)
Artist/Maker
Unknown
Place of origin
England (manufactured)
Alton Towers (paper hung)

Portion of wallpaper with a design of vases containing roses and pinks, flanked by sprays of oak, bay and acanthus foliage and linked by festoons of flowers; Colour woodblock print, on paper.


Object details

Categories
Wall Coverings
Prints
Object type
Wallpaper
Materials and techniques
Colour woodblock print, on paper
Printing Ink
Colour Woodblock Print
Brief description
Portion of wallpaper with a design of vases containing roses and pinks, flanked by sprays of oak, bay and acanthus foliage and linked by festoons of flowers; Colour woodblock print, on paper; From Alton Towers, Cheadle, Staffordshire; English; 1850-1900.
Physical description
Portion of wallpaper with a design of vases containing roses and pinks, flanked by sprays of oak, bay and acanthus foliage and linked by festoons of flowers; Colour woodblock print, on paper.
Dimensions
  • Portion height: 72.4cm
  • Portion width: 53.4cm
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 Ministry of Local Government and Planning
Object history
Given by the Ministry of Local Government and Planning.

Provenance: Alton Towers, Cheadle, Staffordshire.
Production
Provenance: Alton Towers, Cheadle, Staffordshire (Alton Towers was partially demolished in 1951).
Subjects depicted
Vases
Flowers, Roses
Carnations
Oak Leaf
Acanthus
Festoons
Flowers
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.
  • 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 1951 London: HMSO, 1962.
Collection
Prints, Drawings & Paintings Collection
Accession number
E.849-1951

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Record createdJanuary 19, 2009
Record URL
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