Wallpaper
ca. 1840-50 (made)
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Portion of wallpaper with an all-over design of arabesques in two shades of pink; Colour print from wood blocks, on paper; Blocks Destroyed 1879 inscribed in ink on the front of the design.
Object details
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| Materials and techniques | Colour woodblock print, on paper |
| Brief description | Portion of wallpaper with an all-over design of arabesques in two shades of pink; Colour print from wood blocks, on paper; Arthur Sanderson & Sons Ltd.; England; ca. 1840-50. |
| Physical description | Portion of wallpaper with an all-over design of arabesques in two shades of pink; Colour print from wood blocks, on paper; Blocks Destroyed 1879 inscribed in ink on the front of the design. |
| Dimensions | This object is part of a group of wallpaper borders recorded as being 'various sizes'. 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 | Blocks Destroyed 1879 (Inscribed in ink on the front of the design.) |
| Credit line | Given by the Wallpaper Manufacturers Ltd |
| Object history | Given by the Wallpaper Manufacturers Ltd. Provenance: A log book of Arthur Sanderson & Sons. The printing blocks were destroyed in 1879. |
| Production | Provenance of wallpaper: A log book of Arthur Sanderson & Sons. The printing blocks were destroyed in 1879. |
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| Accession number | E.1770-1934 |
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| Record created | December 16, 2008 |
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