Wallpaper
ca. 1715-1730 (made)
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This paper was found in the west wing of The Holly Trees in Colchester, Essex. The house was built around 1716 and altered in 1748. The west wing was built around 1730. This design is a very simplified version of a Chinese wallpaper. These so-called 'flowering tree' Chinese wallpapers were imported into Britain from the late 1600s. They became very fashionable, and English wallpaper manufacturers made many imitations. The original Chinese papers were hand-painted. However, the English manufacturer printed this wallpaper in blocks of stencilled colour to resemble the embroidered panels and bed hangings of the late 1600s.
Object details
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| Materials and techniques | Stencil, with details printed from woodblocks, on paper |
| Brief description | Fragment of wallpaper with a design of stylized leaves and branches, imitating crewel-work. Stencil, with details printed from woodblocks, on paper. English, ca.1715-1730. |
| Physical description | Fragment of wallpaper with a design of stylized leaves and branches, imitating crewel-work. Stencil, with details printed from woodblocks, on paper. The fragment is stamped twice on the back with the Georgian Excise duty stamp. |
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| Marks and inscriptions | (Stamped twice on the back with the Georgian Excise duty stamp) |
| Credit line | Given by the Colchester and Essex Museum |
| Object history | This paper was found in the west wing of The Holly Trees in Colchester, Essex. The house was built around 1716 and altered in 1748. The west wing was built around 1730. |
| Historical context | This design is a very simplified version of a Chinese wallpaper. These so-called 'flowering tree' Chinese wallpapers were imported into Britain from the late 1600s. They became very fashionable, and English wallpaper manufacturers made many imitations. The original Chinese papers were hand-painted. However, the English manufacturer printed this wallpaper in blocks of stencilled colour to resemble the embroidered panels and bed hangings of the late 1600s. |
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| Summary | This paper was found in the west wing of The Holly Trees in Colchester, Essex. The house was built around 1716 and altered in 1748. The west wing was built around 1730. This design is a very simplified version of a Chinese wallpaper. These so-called 'flowering tree' Chinese wallpapers were imported into Britain from the late 1600s. They became very fashionable, and English wallpaper manufacturers made many imitations. The original Chinese papers were hand-painted. However, the English manufacturer printed this wallpaper in blocks of stencilled colour to resemble the embroidered panels and bed hangings of the late 1600s. |
| Associated object | E.517A-1964 (Set) |
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| Accession number | E.517-1964 |
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| Record created | March 4, 2003 |
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