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Wallpaper

ca. 1832 (made)
Artist/Maker
Place of origin

Portion of wallpaper with a design of formalized flowers, fruit and leaves; Woodblock print and red flock.


Object details

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Object type
Materials and techniques
Colour woodblock print and flocking, on paper
Brief description
Portion of wallpaper with a design of formalized flowers, fruit and leaves; Woodblock print and red flock, on paper; Designed by Thomas Willement; Provenance: Alton Towers, Cheadle; England; ca. 1832.
Physical description
Portion of wallpaper with a design of formalized flowers, fruit and leaves; Woodblock print and red flock.
Dimensions
  • Portion height: 61cm
  • Portion width: 68.6cm
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 the Ministry of Local Government and Planning
Object history
Given by the Ministry of Local Government and Planning.
Subjects depicted
Associated object
E.23199-1957 (Version)
Bibliographic references
  • 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.
  • Victoria and Albert Museum Department of Prints and Drawings and Department of Paintings, Accessions 1951 London: HMSO, 1962.
Collection
Accession number
E.848-1951

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Record createdJune 30, 2009
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