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Valentia Damask

Wallpaper
ca. 1840-50 (made)
Artist/Maker
Arthur Sanderson & Sons Ltd. (supplier)
Unknown (maker)
Place of origin
England (manufactured)

'Valentia Damask'; Portion of wallpaper with an allover pattern of leaf scrolls and knotwork in golden brown on a a dark brown ground.

Object details

Categories
Wall Coverings
Prints
Object type
Wallpaper
TitleValentia Damask (manufacturer's title)
Materials and techniques
This object is part of a group of wallpaper borders recorded as being produced using, 'colour prints from wood blocks and flock'
Paper
Brief description
'Valentia Damask'; Portion of wallpaper with an allover pattern of leaf scrolls and knotwork in golden brown on a a dark brown ground; Supplied by Arthur Sanderson & Sons Ltd.; England; ca. 1840-50.
Physical description
'Valentia Damask'; Portion of wallpaper with an allover pattern of leaf scrolls and knotwork in golden brown on a a dark brown ground.
DimensionsThis 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.
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 1874-80.
Production
Provenance of wallpaper: A log book of Arthur Sanderson & Sons.
The printing blocks were destroyed 1874-80.
Subjects depicted
Allover Pattern
Knotwork
Leaf Scrolls
Scrolling Foliage
Bibliographic references
  • 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.
  • Victoria & Albert Museum Department of Engraving, Illustration and Design & Department of Paintings Accessions 1934 London: Published under the Authority of the Board of Education, 1935
Collection
Prints, Drawings & Paintings Collection
Accession number
E.1776-1934

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Record createdDecember 16, 2008
Record URL
https://collections.vam.ac.uk/item/O179814/valentia-damask-wallpaper-unknown/
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