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Wallpaper

1725-1775 (made)
Artist/Maker
Place of origin

With an ivory-coloured background on which is painted a flower-and-bird design. This one with five red flowers in the foreground.


Object details

Category
Object type
Materials and techniques
Ink and watercolour on paper
Brief description
Wallpaper, ten panels from Eltham Lodge, with plant forms and birds; Guangzhou, China, 1725-75
Physical description
With an ivory-coloured background on which is painted a flower-and-bird design. This one with five red flowers in the foreground.
Object history
Ten panels of wallpaper (E.2083-1914 to E.2092-1914) originally hung in Eltham Lodge and were removed in 1911. Pieces were subsequently separated for convenience of handling and were given 'a' and 'b' parts.
Historical context
Ten panels of Chinese wallpaper forming the complete decoration of a room
Collection
Accession number
E.2087-1914

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Record createdJune 25, 2009
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