Wallpaper
1868 (printed)
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| Place of origin |
Maria Brooks designed this wallpaper when she was a student at the Royal College of Art, London. The French manufacturer was Corbière & Sons. They used woodblocks to print the wallpaper in colour.
Object details
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| Materials and techniques | Colour print from woodblocks |
| Brief description | Rectangular sheet of wallpaper with an open half drop repeat pattern of three-petalled flowers, outlined in dark grey and pale grey, with ochre-coloured stamens and sepal on a dark grey trellis effect of linking lines on a paler grey background; Designed by Maria Brooks; Colour print from wood blocks on paper; Produced by Corbiere Son & Brindle; France; 1868. |
| Physical description | Rectangular sheet of wallpaper with an open half drop repeat pattern of three-petalled flowers, outlined in dark grey and pale grey, with ochre-coloured stamens and sepal on a dark grey trellis effect of linking lines on a paler grey background. |
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| Credit line | Given by the manufacturer |
| Object history | This wallpaper was one of four designed by Miss Maria Brooks when a student at the Royal College of Art, and produced by Messrs. Corbiere and Sons, France. |
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| Summary | Maria Brooks designed this wallpaper when she was a student at the Royal College of Art, London. The French manufacturer was Corbière & Sons. They used woodblocks to print the wallpaper in colour. |
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| 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. |
| Collection | |
| Accession number | 1112B-1868 |
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| Record created | February 13, 2003 |
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