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Wallpaper

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

Piece of (?) ceiling paper, with a pattern of linked octagons, enclosing stepped pyramids and rosettes, in imitation of carving or stucco work; Colour print from wood blocks, on paper.


Object details

Categories
Wall Coverings
Prints
Object type
Wallpaper
Materials and techniques
Colour print from wood block, on paper
Paper
Colour Woodblock Print
Brief description
Piece of (?) ceiling paper, with a pattern of linked octagons, enclosing stepped pyramids and rosettes, in imitation of carving or stucco work; 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; 1825-75.
Physical description
Piece of (?) ceiling paper, with a pattern of linked octagons, enclosing stepped pyramids and rosettes, in imitation of carving or stucco work; Colour print from wood blocks, on paper.
Dimensions
  • Height: 66cm
  • Width: 46.6cm
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
Octagons
Pyramids (Geometric Figures)
Rosettes
Carvings
Stucco
Associated object
E.2512-1930 (Part)
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.3406-1922

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Record createdMarch 4, 2009
Record URL
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