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Wallpaper

ca. 1848 (made)
Artist/Maker
Place of origin

Wood printing block for 'Crace Diaper' (E.147-1976), a wallpaper for the Houses of Parliament.


Object details

Categories
Object type
Materials and techniques
Wood
Brief description
Wood printing block for 'Crace Diaper' (E.147-1976), a diaper-pattern wallpaper for the Houses of Parliament; Designed by Augustus Welby Northmore Pugin; Produced by Samuel Scott for J. G. Crace; England; ca. 1848.
Physical description
Wood printing block for 'Crace Diaper' (E.147-1976), a wallpaper for the Houses of Parliament.
Dimensions
  • Height: 31cm
  • Width: 56cm
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 Cole & Son Wallpapers Ltd
Object history
Given by Cole & Son Wallpapers Ltd.
Produced by Samuel Scott for J. G. Crace.
Production
Printing block for a wallpaper for the Houses of Parliament.
Produced by Samuel Scott for J. G. Crace.
Subject depicted
Association
Associated object
E.147-1976 (Impression)
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.146-1976

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Record createdJune 26, 2009
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