Crace Diaper
Wallpaper
ca. 1848 (printed)
ca. 1848 (printed)
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Portion of 'Crace Diaper' wallpaper, a diaper pattern printed in blue on a white background; Colour wood block print, on paper.
Object details
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| Title | Crace Diaper (assigned by artist) |
| Materials and techniques | Colour wood block print, on paper |
| Brief description | Portion of 'Crace Diaper' wallpaper, a diaper pattern printed in blue on a white background; Colour wood block print, on paper; Designed by Augustus Welby Northmore Pugin for the Houses of Parliament; Printed from a woodblock produced by Samuel Scott for J. G. Crace (E.146-1976); England; ca. 1848. |
| Physical description | Portion of 'Crace Diaper' wallpaper, a diaper pattern printed in blue on a white background; Colour wood block print, on paper. |
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| Credit line | Given by Cole & Son Wallpapers Ltd |
| Object history | Given by Cole & Son Wallpapers Ltd. Designed for the Houses of Parliament. Printed from a woodblock produced by Samuel Scott for J. G. Crace (E.146-1976). Samples of this paper, in the same and different colourways, also in flock, are in a pattern book of wallpapers (E.137-1939) supplied for the decoration of the Houses of Parliament between 1851 and 1859. |
| Production | Designed for the Houses of Parliament. Printed from a woodblock produced by Samuel Scott for J. G. Crace (E.146-1976). |
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| 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.147-1976 |
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| Record created | June 26, 2009 |
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