Wallpaper
ca. 1820 (made)
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Fragment of wallpaper with a foliate design incorporating formalized pineapples, flowers and tendrils, in (?)white and grey on a pale ground; Woodblock print, on paper.
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Materials and techniques | Woodblock print, on paper |
Brief description | Fragment of wallpaper with a foliate design incorporating formalized pineapples, flowers and tendrils, in (?)white and grey on a pale ground; Woodblock print, on paper; from 19 Abbey Street, a 14th-century house in Faversham, Kent; English; ca. 1820. |
Physical description | Fragment of wallpaper with a foliate design incorporating formalized pineapples, flowers and tendrils, in (?)white and grey on a pale ground; Woodblock print, on paper. |
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Credit line | Given by Mrs Joan Bygrave |
Object history | Given by Mrs Joan Bygrave. Said by the donor to have come from a 14th-century house in Faversham, Kent. |
Production | Said by the donor to have come from a 14th-century house in Faversham, Kent. |
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Associated object | E.1353B-1963 (Part) |
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.1353A-1963 |
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Record created | June 30, 2009 |
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