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Wallpaper

ca. 1820 (manufactured)
Artist/Maker
Place of origin

Portion of a wallpaper frieze; An almost naked child with a garland depicted in an inverted heart-shaped panel; dark grey on light ground; Colour print from wood blocks and flock.


Object details

Categories
Object type
Materials and techniques
Colour woodblock print and flock, on paper
Brief description
Portion of a wallpaper frieze; An almost naked child with a garland depicted in an inverted heart-shaped panel; dark grey on light ground; Colour print from wood blocks and flock; Anonymous; Provenance: A house in La Haute Ville, Vaison, France, formerly the residence of the Marquis de Taulignan; French; ca. 1820.
Physical description
Portion of a wallpaper frieze; An almost naked child with a garland depicted in an inverted heart-shaped panel; dark grey on light ground; Colour print from wood blocks and flock.
Dimensions
  • Height: 48.6cm
  • Width: 36.2cm
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.2505-1930

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Record createdFebruary 26, 2009
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