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Wallpaper

ca. 1810 (made)
Artist/Maker
Place of origin

Dessus-de-porte wallpaper with a cupid drinking within a formalized garland, grey on a grey ground; Colour print from woodblocks, on paper.


Object details

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Object type
Materials and techniques
Colour woodblock print, on paper
Brief description
Dessus-de-porte wallpaper with a cupid drinking within a formalized garland, grey on a grey ground; Colour print from woodblocks, on paper; Anonymous; France; ca. 1810.
Physical description
Dessus-de-porte wallpaper with a cupid drinking within a formalized garland, grey on a grey ground; Colour print from woodblocks, on paper.
Dimensions
  • Height: 83.2cm
  • Width: 108.7cm
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.
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.483-1931

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Record createdFebruary 25, 2009
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