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Wallpaper

Wallpaper
ca. 1840-70 (manufactured)
Artist/Maker
Arthur Sanderson & Sons Ltd. (manufacturer)
Arthur Sanderson & Sons Ltd. (supplier)
Huntington, James (designer)
Unknown (maker)
Place of origin
England (manufactured)

Specimen of wallpaper border with multi-coloured stylized floral motifs on a pale ground, bordered by bands of floral motifs and medallions outlined in gold on a red ground; Colour woodblock print, on paper; From a log book of Sanderson & Sons.


Object details

Categories
Prints
Great Exhibition
Object type
Wallpaper
TitleWallpaper (generic title)
Materials and techniques
Colour woodblock print, on paper
Paper
Colour Woodblock Print
Brief description
Specimen of wallpaper border with multi-coloured stylized floral motifs on a pale ground, bordered by bands of floral motifs and medallions outlined in gold on a red ground; Colour woodblock print, on paper; Design by James Huntingdon; Produced by Arthur Sanderson & Sons Ltd.; From a log book of Sanderson & Sons; England; 1862.
Physical description
Specimen of wallpaper border with multi-coloured stylized floral motifs on a pale ground, bordered by bands of floral motifs and medallions outlined in gold on a red ground; Colour woodblock print, on paper; From a log book of Sanderson & Sons.
Dimensions
  • Height: 26.4cm
  • Width: 43.1cm
Credit line
Given by the Wallpaper Manufacturers Ltd.
Object history
Given by the Wallpaper Manufacturers Ltd.
This border formed part of a pilaster decoration exhibited by Jeffrey & Co. at the Great Exhibition, London, 1862. See: Sugden, A. V., and Edmondson, J. L. A History of English Wallpaper. 1509-1914. London, 1926.

The printing blocks were destroyed 1874-80.
Production
From a log book of Sanderson & Sons. The printing blocks were destroyed 1874-80.
Subjects depicted
Running Ornament
Trompe-L'oeil
Moulding
Bibliographic references
  • 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.
  • Sugden, A. V., and Edmondson, J. L. A History of English Wallpaper. 1509-1914. London, 1926.
  • 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.
  • Victoria & Albert Museum Department of Engraving, Illustration and Design & Department of Paintings Accessions 1934 London: Published under the Authority of the Board of Education, 1935
Collection
Prints, Drawings & Paintings Collection
Accession number
E.1800-1934

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Record createdMarch 11, 2009
Record URL
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