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Wallpaper

early 19th century (made)
Artist/Maker
Unknown
Place of origin
France (made)
La Haute Ville (paper hung)

Length of diaper pattern wallpaper, with a frieze of drapery and a border of convolvulus climbing up a pole; at the bottom a border of roses; Colour print from wood blocks, on paper.


Object details

Categories
Wall Coverings
Prints
Object type
Wallpaper
Materials and techniques
Colour woodblock print, on paper
Paper
Colour Woodblock Print
Brief description
Length of diaper pattern wallpaper, with a frieze of drapery and a border of convolvulus climbing up a pole; at the bottom a border of roses; Colour print from wood blocks, on paper; Anonymous; Provenance: A house in La Haute Ville, Vaison, France, formerly the residence of the Marquis de Taulignan; French; Early 19th century.
Physical description
Length of diaper pattern wallpaper, with a frieze of drapery and a border of convolvulus climbing up a pole; at the bottom a border of roses; Colour print from wood blocks, on paper.
Dimensions
  • Height: 198.1cm
  • Width: 58.4cm
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. This paper had E.3409-1922 as a border.
Production
Provenance: A house in La Haute Ville, Vaison, France, formerly the residence of the Marquis de Taulignan. This paper had E.3409-1922 as a border.
Subjects depicted
Diaper-Work
Convolvulus
Roses (Flowers)
Associated object
E.3409-1922 (Set)
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.3403-1922

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Record createdFebruary 25, 2009
Record URL
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