Wallpaper
1847 (designed), 1969 (printed)
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Length of wallpaper with a design incorporating a crown, thistles and formalized flowers, in two shades of green on a gold background; Colour woodblock print, on paper.
Object details
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| Materials and techniques | Colour woodblock print, on paper |
| Brief description | Length of wallpaper with a reprint of a design incorporating a crown, thistles and formalized flowers, in two shades of green on a gold background; Colour woodblock print, on paper; A printing from the original blocks used in the decoration of the Red Drawing Room of Scarisbrick Hall, Lancashire; Designed by Augustus Welby Northmore Pugin in 1847; Printed 1969. |
| Physical description | Length of wallpaper with a design incorporating a crown, thistles and formalized flowers, in two shades of green on a gold background; Colour woodblock print, on paper. |
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| Credit line | Given by Cole & Son Wallpapers Ltd |
| Object history | Given by Cole & Son Wallpapers Ltd. The original paper, printed in red and gold, was used in the Red Drawing Room, Scarisbrick Hall, which was rebuilt by A. W. N. Pugin and Edward Pugin, 1837-70. |
| Production | This is a later printing from the original blocks used in the decoration of the Red Drawing Room of Scarisbrick Hall, Lancashire. |
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| Associated object | D.769-1908 (Design) |
| 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. |
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| Accession number | E.332-1970 |
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| Record created | June 26, 2009 |
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