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Wallpaper

Wallpaper
ca. 1850-1860 (made)
Artist/Maker
W. B. Simpson & Sons Ltd. (suppliers)
Unknown (maker)
Place of origin
England (manufactured)

Portion of wallpaper with a pattern of conventional foliage in a lozenge pattern of alternate green and beige on a white ground; Woodblock print, on paper.

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Object details

Categories
Wall Coverings
Prints
Object type
Wallpaper
TitleWallpaper (generic title)
Materials and techniques
Woodblock print, on paper
Paper
Woodblock Print
Brief description
Portion of wallpaper with a pattern of conventional foliage in a lozenge pattern of alternate green and beige on a white ground; Woodblock print, on paper; Provenance: The stock of W. B. Simpson, 456, West Strand, London; English; ca. 1850-60.
Physical description
Portion of wallpaper with a pattern of conventional foliage in a lozenge pattern of alternate green and beige on a white ground; Woodblock print, on paper.
Dimensions
  • Portion height: 49.2cm
  • Portion width: 55.2cm
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.
Object history
Provenance: The stock of W. B. Simpson, 456, West Strand, London; House Painter and Decorator.
Production
Provenance: The stock of W. B. Simpson, 456, West Strand, London; House Painter and Decorator.
Subjects depicted
All-Over Patterns
Leaf (Plant Material)
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.172-1934

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Record createdDecember 19, 2008
Record URL
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