Wallpaper
late 18th century (made)
Portion of wallpaper featuring an Etruscan vase, flowers and doves. Below the vase is a frieze of Greek-style figures, with a separate border of roses and scrolls pasted along the lower edge.
Object details
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| Object type | |
| Materials and techniques | Colour woodblock print, on paper |
| Brief description | Portion of wallpaper featuring an Etruscan vase and a 'Greek frieze' of figures, colour woodblock print, France, late eighteenth century |
| Physical description | Portion of wallpaper featuring an Etruscan vase, flowers and doves. Below the vase is a frieze of Greek-style figures, with a separate border of roses and scrolls pasted along the lower edge. |
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| Credit line | Given by Mrs Tremayne |
| Object history | Found in an old house in La Haute Ville, Vaison, France, formerly the residence of the Marquis de Taulignan. O&H 546 |
| Production | Mounted with E.1037-1025 which forms a portion of the same pattern |
| Subjects depicted | |
| Association | |
| Associated object | E.1037-1925 (Part) |
| Bibliographic reference | Victoria and Albert Museum, Department of Engraving, Illustration and Design and Department of Paintings, Accessions 1929, London: Board of Education, 1930. |
| Collection | |
| Accession number | E.2263-1929 |
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| Record created | July 1, 2009 |
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