Wallpaper
second quarter of 19th century (made)
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Fragment of wallpaper with a plumed helmet within an oval frame and acanthus decoration; Colour woodblock print, on paper.
Object details
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| Materials and techniques | Colour woodblock print, on paper |
| Brief description | Fragment of wallpaper with a plumed helmet within an oval frame and acanthus decoration; Colour woodblock print, on paper; Found among the stock of Thomas Avery, builder, etc, of Ivy House, Tenterden, Kent; English; 1825-1850. |
| Physical description | Fragment of wallpaper with a plumed helmet within an oval frame and acanthus decoration; Colour woodblock print, on paper. |
| 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. |
| Credit line | Given by Mr Alexander Reynell |
| Object history | Given by Mr Alexander Reynell. Provenance: 'Found among the stock of Thomas Avery, builder, etc, of Ivy House, Tenterden, Kent, which business had been in existence nearly a century and a half (extract from a letter from the donor). |
| Production | Provenance: 'Found among the stock of Thomas Avery, builder, etc, of Ivy House, Tenterden, Kent, which business had been in existence nearly a century and a half (extract from a letter from the donor). |
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| Accession number | E.2150-1913 |
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| Record created | December 17, 2008 |
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