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Wallpaper

1832-33 (made)
Artist/Maker
Place of origin

Fragment of wallpaper with a floral design in two shades of yellow; Colour woodblock print, on paper.

Object details

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Object type
Materials and techniques
Colour woodblock print, on paper
Brief description
Fragment of wallpaper with a floral design in two shades of yellow; Colour woodblock print, on paper; Produced by Slodden & Co.; English; 1832-33.
Physical description
Fragment of wallpaper with a floral design in two shades of yellow; Colour woodblock print, on paper.
Dimensions
  • Overall size including e.359 1917 height: 74.2cm
  • Overall size including e.359 1917 width: 31.8cm
Dimensions from: 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.
Marks and inscriptions
B 2426 1258 [?] 1832 / Silvanus Sharp April Thirtieth 1833 (Stamped on the back with the manufacturer's name and address, the Excise duty stamp of William IV, and frame mark B 2426 1258 [?] 1832, and inscribed in ink Silvanus Sharp April Thirtieth 1833.)
Credit line
Given by Messrs Green & Abbott
Object history
Produced by Slodden & Co, 314, Oxford Street, London.

Stamped on the back with the manufacturer's name and address, the Excise duty stamp of William IV, and frame mark B 2426 1258 [?] 1832, and inscribed in ink Silvanus Sharp April Thirtieth 1833.

Given by Messrs Green & Abbott.
Production
Produced by Slodden & Co, 314, Oxford Street, London.
Subject depicted
Associated object
E.358-1917 (Part)
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
E.359-1917

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Record createdDecember 15, 2008
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