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Wallpaper

ca. 1800 (made)
Artist/Maker
Place of origin

Fragment of wallpaper with floral motifs and running bands of flowers and ribbon, on a pale blue ground; with a separate border featuring scrolling foliage; Colour print from woodblocks, on paper.


Object details

Categories
Object type
Materials and techniques
Colour woodblock print, on paper
Brief description
Fragment of wallpaper with floral motifs and running bands of flowers and ribbon, on a pale blue ground; with a separate border featuring scrolling foliage; Colour print from woodblocks, on paper; Anonymous; Provenance: A house in La Haute Ville, Vaison, France, formerly the residence of the Marquis de Taulignan; French; ca. 1800.
Physical description
Fragment of wallpaper with floral motifs and running bands of flowers and ribbon, on a pale blue ground; with a separate border featuring scrolling foliage; Colour print from woodblocks, on paper.
Dimensions
  • Overall size height: 47.7cm
  • Overall size width: 55.4cm
  • Depth of border depth: 6.4cm
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 Mrs Tremayne
Object history
Given by Mrs Tremayne.

Provenance: A house in La Haute Ville, Vaison, France, formerly the residence of the Marquis de Taulignan.
Production
Provenance: A house in La Haute Ville, Vaison, France, formerly the residence of the Marquis de Taulignan.
Subjects depicted
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
Accession number
E.1044-1925

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Record createdFebruary 25, 2009
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