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Wallpaper

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

Portion of wallpaper with a design of a moulded ornamental border on a marble-effect ground; Colour print from wood blocks, on paper.

Object details

Categories
Wall Coverings
Prints
Object type
Wallpaper
Materials and techniques
Colour woodblock print, on paper
Paper
Woodblock Print
Brief description
Portion of wallpaper with a design of a moulded ornamental border on a marble-effect ground; Colour print from wood blocks, on paper; Supplied by Arthur Sanderson & Sons Ltd.; England; ca. 1840-50.
Physical description
Portion of wallpaper with a design of a moulded ornamental border on a marble-effect ground; Colour print from wood blocks, on paper.
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.
Marks and inscriptions
(There is an indecipherable handwritten inscription 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 1874-80.
Production
Provenance of wallpaper: A log book of Arthur Sanderson & Sons.
The printing blocks were destroyed 1874-80.
Subjects depicted
Borders (Ornament Areas)
Moulding
Stylized Leaves
Cartouche
Marble
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.1778-1934

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Record createdDecember 16, 2008
Record URL
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