Wallpaper
ca. 1734 (produced)
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This is one of several flock papers hung at Clandon Park in the 1730s; it comes from the south-east side bedroom. This kind of small-scale, informal asymmetric pattern was considered most appropriate for private apartments such as bedrooms and dressing-rooms, in contrast to the more formal decoration found in rooms used for entertaining guests. Flock wallpaper has powdered wool appplied to areas of the pattern to give a textured effect that resembles cut velvet. In this case it is the black areas of the design that have been flocked. It is very rare to find samples of the same paper surviving in more than one location, but in this instance the same pattern has been found in Suffolk at Christchurch Mansion, Ipswich.
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Materials and techniques | Print from woodblock and stencil (?), with flock, on stained paper |
Brief description | Torn portion (three sheets joined) of wallpaper with a baroque floral pattern, printed in blue with black flock on a yellow ground; Print from woodblock and stencil (?), with flock, on stained paper; Provenance: Clandon Park, Surrey. English, ca. 1734. |
Physical description | Torn portion (three sheets joined) of wallpaper with a baroque floral pattern, printed in blue with black flock on a yellow ground; Print from woodblock and stencil (?), with flock, on stained paper. |
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Credit line | Given by Mr John B. Fowler |
Object history | Given by Mr John B. Fowler. Provenance: The south-east side bedroom, Clandon Park, Surrey. |
Production | Provenance: The south-east side bedroom, Clandon Park, Surrey. Clandon Park, which was built circa 1735, belongs to the National Trust. |
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Summary | This is one of several flock papers hung at Clandon Park in the 1730s; it comes from the south-east side bedroom. This kind of small-scale, informal asymmetric pattern was considered most appropriate for private apartments such as bedrooms and dressing-rooms, in contrast to the more formal decoration found in rooms used for entertaining guests. Flock wallpaper has powdered wool appplied to areas of the pattern to give a textured effect that resembles cut velvet. In this case it is the black areas of the design that have been flocked. It is very rare to find samples of the same paper surviving in more than one location, but in this instance the same pattern has been found in Suffolk at Christchurch Mansion, Ipswich. |
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Accession number | E.31-1971 |
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Record created | December 13, 2002 |
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