In the 1750s and 1760s there was a fashion for print rooms. These were rooms decorated with prints that had been cut out and pasted directly onto the walls, and embellished with printed paper frames, swags and ribbons. In due course wallpapers were produced that emulated the effect of a print room. This paper comes from Doddington Hall, Lincolnshire, and was used in the fashionable redecoration of the house undertaken by Sir John Hussey Delaval around 1760. A blue-ground version of the same pattern also survives. Another fine 'print room' paper in the Museum’s collection is E.474-1914.
Physical description
Portion of wallpaper with panels of landscapes, floral festoons, etc, printed in white, blue, brown and grey on a yellow ground. Colour woodblock print, on paper.
Place of Origin
England, Great Britain (made)
Doddington Hall, England (paper hung)
Date
ca. 1760 (made)
Artist/maker
unknown (production)
Materials and Techniques
Colour woodblock print, on paper
Dimensions
Height: 22.5 cm, Width: 40.6 cm
Object history note
Given by Mr G. E. Jarvis.
Provenance: Doddington Hall, Lincolnshire.
Doddington Hall was 'Georgianized' by Sir John Hussey Delaval, circa 1760. This paper and E.472-1914, E.474-1914 and E.475-1914 were formerly attributed to John Baptist Jackson.
Descriptive line
Portion of wallpaper with panels of landscapes, floral festoons, etc, printed in white, blue, brown and grey on a yellow ground; Colour woodblock print, on paper; Provenance: Doddington Hall, Lincolnshire; English; ca. 1760.
Bibliographic References (Citation, Note/Abstract, NAL no)
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.
The full text of the entry is as follows:
'133
Another portion of the above
Second half of 18th century
Colour print from wood blocks
22.5 x 40.6 cm
PROVENANCE Doddington Hall, Lincolnshire
Given by Mr G. E. Jarvis
E.473-1914
See SE, p 37. Doddington Hall was ‘Georgianized’ by Sir John Hussey Delaval, circa 1760. These and nos 134, 135 were formerly attributed to John Baptist Jackson.'
For the reference to SE given above, see:
Sugden, A. V., and Edmondson, J. L. A History of English Wallpaper. 1509-1914. London, 1926.
NB: The 'above' object is V&A object E.472-1914. The 'nos 134, 135' referred to above are V&A objects E.474-1914 and E.474-1914.
Saunders, Gill. Wallpaper in Interior Decoration. V&A Publications. London. 2002. pp. 87. pl 72.
Production Note
Doddington Hall was 'Georgianized' by Sir John Hussey Delaval, circa 1760. This paper and E.472-1914, E.474-1914 and E.475-1914 were formerly attributed to John Baptist Jackson.
Materials
Paper
Techniques
Colour woodblock print
Subjects depicted
Trees; Landscapes (representations); Ruins; Trophies; Frames (furnishings)
Categories
Prints; Wall coverings
Collection code
PDP
