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Wallpaper

1832 (made)
Artist/Maker
Place of origin

Portion of wallpaper with a strap-work design; Woodblock print on paper; Stamped on the back with the William IV Excise duty stamp and Paper 222 Stained; with frame mark 137B 179 62 1258.


Object details

Categories
Object type
Materials and techniques
Woodblock print on paper
Brief description
Portion of wallpaper with a strap-work design; Woodblock print on paper; Stamped with the William IV Excise duty stamp; Designed by Thomas Willement; Provenance: Charlecote Park, Warwickshire; England; 1832.
Physical description
Portion of wallpaper with a strap-work design; Woodblock print on paper; Stamped on the back with the William IV Excise duty stamp and Paper 222 Stained; with frame mark 137B 179 62 1258.
Dimensions
  • Portion height: 45.7cm
  • Portion width: 54cm
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.
Marks and inscriptions
Stamped on the back with the William IV Excise duty stamp and Paper 222 Stained; with frame mark 137B 179 62 1258.
Credit line
Given by the Hon. Mrs Brian Fairfax-Lucy
Object history
Given by the Hon. Mrs Brian Fairfax-Lucy.
This paper is from a bedroom in the 19th-century wing of Charlecote. The decoration of the 19th-century wing is referred to by Christopher Hussey, Country Life (May 1952), pp 1330.
Production
This paper is from a bedroom in the 19th-century wing of Charlecote. The decoration of the 19th-century wing is referred to by Christopher Hussey, Country Life (May 1952), pp 1330.
Subject depicted
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.23200-1957

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Record createdJune 30, 2009
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