Waterleaf and Tongue
Print
ca. 1840s (made)
ca. 1840s (made)
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This border is from the logbook of the wallpaper manufacturers Arthur Sanderson & Sons, where it is described as ‘Archer’s cornice’. It imitates the decoration on the cyma reversa moulding on Greek Ionic cornices, for example, of the Erectheum in Athens. At its base is a strip of bead and reel pattern.
Object details
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| Materials and techniques | Colour woodblock print, on paper |
| Brief description | Specimen of wallpaper border 'Waterleaf and Tongue', in shades of brown, its base a strip of bead and reel; Colour woodblock print, on paper; Arthur Sanderson & Sons Ltd.; England; ca. 1840s. |
| Physical description | Specimen of wallpaper border 'Waterleaf and Tongue', in shades of brown, its base a strip of bead and reel; Colour woodblock print, on paper. |
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| Credit line | Given by the Wallpaper Manufacturers Ltd |
| Object history | This border is from the logbook of Arthur Sanderson & Sons, where it is described as 'Archer's cornice'. It imitates the decoration on the cyma reversa moulding on Greek Ionic cornices, for instance of the Erectheum in Athens. At its base is a strip of bead and reel. The printing blocks were destroyed 1874-80. Given by the Wallpaper Manufacturers Ltd. |
| Production | Provenance: A log book of Arthur Sanderson & Sons. |
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| Summary | This border is from the logbook of the wallpaper manufacturers Arthur Sanderson & Sons, where it is described as ‘Archer’s cornice’. It imitates the decoration on the cyma reversa moulding on Greek Ionic cornices, for example, of the Erectheum in Athens. At its base is a strip of bead and reel pattern. |
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| Accession number | E.1764-1934 |
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| Record created | May 25, 2005 |
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