Wallpaper
ca. 1810-1830 (made)
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This panel of painted wallpaper shows fruits, flowers and birds. It would have been part of a set of papers intended for decorating a 'Chinese room' inside a European house. This widespread taste in interior decoration was part of a fashion in the decorative arts and architecture known as 'Chinoiserie' - a fanciful Chinese style invented by Europeans.
The trade with Europe in Chinese wallpaper seems to have started in the 1690s. Chinoiserie wallpaper retained its popularity into the early 19th century in Britain and elsewhere in Europe. The scenes depicted on wallpapers exported to Europe from China were expressly designed to appeal to European taste. The size of the sheets increased during the 18th and 19th centuries.
The trade with Europe in Chinese wallpaper seems to have started in the 1690s. Chinoiserie wallpaper retained its popularity into the early 19th century in Britain and elsewhere in Europe. The scenes depicted on wallpapers exported to Europe from China were expressly designed to appeal to European taste. The size of the sheets increased during the 18th and 19th centuries.
Object details
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| Object type | |
| Materials and techniques | Ink and watercolours on paper |
| Brief description | Wallpaper, one of four sheets, Guangzhou, China, 1810-30 |
| Physical description | Panel of painted wallpaper, depicting fruit, flowers and birds, a green pot on red stand. |
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| Object history | E.2851 to 2854-1913 were purchased as a group from R. Passmore in 1913. |
| Summary | This panel of painted wallpaper shows fruits, flowers and birds. It would have been part of a set of papers intended for decorating a 'Chinese room' inside a European house. This widespread taste in interior decoration was part of a fashion in the decorative arts and architecture known as 'Chinoiserie' - a fanciful Chinese style invented by Europeans. The trade with Europe in Chinese wallpaper seems to have started in the 1690s. Chinoiserie wallpaper retained its popularity into the early 19th century in Britain and elsewhere in Europe. The scenes depicted on wallpapers exported to Europe from China were expressly designed to appeal to European taste. The size of the sheets increased during the 18th and 19th centuries. |
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| Accession number | E.2853-1913 |
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| Record created | February 6, 2003 |
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