Hyde Park in 1820
Wallpaper
ca. 1920-1930 (made)
ca. 1920-1930 (made)
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This is one panel (from a set of four) which make up a pictorial wallpaper frieze, based on views by 'eminent artists of the nineteenth century'. These were designed to be pasted up complete or to be cut out and pasted up as separate vignettes (the sheets have been pre-cut around the outlines of the motifs for this purpose). The style is very simple, and reminiscent of the nursery wallpaper friezes of the period. The Journal of Decorative Art for May 1933 described this decoration as follows: "...Made up of four large motifs on a continuous base. It shows the park in Georgian times, when Park Lane and Hyde Park Corner had a different look. Appropriately too, the treatment is suggestive of an old print. The colour is kept flat and low in tone. It will inevitably be a big success, for it is definitely decorative as well as novel."
Object details
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Title | Hyde Park in 1820 (manufacturer's title) |
Materials and techniques | Colour print from wood blocks, on paper, pre-cut around outlines of motif |
Brief description | Panel from a cut-out wallpaper frieze illustrating scenes in Hyde Park, ca.1933 |
Physical description | Panel from a cut-out wallpaper frieze showing a scene in Hyde Park, with a view of the Serpentine and figures in the landscape. |
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Marks and inscriptions | PANEL 3 (on the front of the sheet at the lower edge in the middle; printed) |
Credit line | Given by Michael R. L. Raymond |
Object history | This decoration was first shown at the Ideal Home Exhibition in 1933. |
Place depicted | |
Summary | This is one panel (from a set of four) which make up a pictorial wallpaper frieze, based on views by 'eminent artists of the nineteenth century'. These were designed to be pasted up complete or to be cut out and pasted up as separate vignettes (the sheets have been pre-cut around the outlines of the motifs for this purpose). The style is very simple, and reminiscent of the nursery wallpaper friezes of the period. The Journal of Decorative Art for May 1933 described this decoration as follows: "...Made up of four large motifs on a continuous base. It shows the park in Georgian times, when Park Lane and Hyde Park Corner had a different look. Appropriately too, the treatment is suggestive of an old print. The colour is kept flat and low in tone. It will inevitably be a big success, for it is definitely decorative as well as novel." |
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Bibliographic reference | Journal of Decorative Art, May 1933, p.142, illustrated June, 1933, p.179 |
Collection | |
Accession number | E.803:3-2002 |
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Record created | September 23, 2002 |
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