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Wallpaper

ca.1705 (printed)
Artist/Maker
Place of origin

Portion of wallpaper with a scrolled, floral pattern in black. The wallpaper has been reconstructed from separate fragments which have been joined together.


Object details

Categories
Object type
Materials and techniques
Wood block print
Brief description
Portion of wallpaper reconstructed from separate fragments, showing a floral and foliate design From 'Whitmore's', Dorking Road, Epsom, Surrey. Wood block print, England, ca.1705.
Physical description
Portion of wallpaper with a scrolled, floral pattern in black. The wallpaper has been reconstructed from separate fragments which have been joined together.
Dimensions
  • Height: 54.6cm
  • Width: 43.8cm
Dimensions taken from Victoria & Albert Museum Department of Prints and Drawings and Department of Paintings, Accessions 1963. London: HMSO, 1964.
Credit line
Given by the Curator and Archivist of Guildford Museum and Muniment Room
Object history
This wallpaper is mentioned in 'Old Houses in Epsom, Ewell and Cuddington' by Cloudesley S. Willis, F.S.A., Vol.51 of Surrey Archeological Collections, 1950.
Subject depicted
Bibliographic reference
Victoria and Albert Museum Department of Prints and Drawings and Department of Paintings, Accessions 1963 . London: HMSO, 1964.
Collection
Accession number
E.966-1963

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Record createdJune 30, 2009
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