Wallpaper
mid 19th century (made)
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Portion of wallpaper with an arabesque pattern in green print and brown flock, on a pale ground; Colour woodblock print and brown flock, on paper. Printed with Scheele's green, a copper-arsenic green of a poisonous type.
Object details
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| Materials and techniques | Colour woodblock print and brown flock, on paper. Printed with Scheele's green, a copper-arsenic green of a poisonous type |
| Brief description | Portion of wallpaper with an arabesque pattern in green print and brown flock, on a pale ground; Colour woodblock print and brown flock, on paper; Printed with Scheele's green, a copper-arsenic green of a poisonous type; From Cranford House, Middlesex; English; Mid-19th century. |
| Physical description | Portion of wallpaper with an arabesque pattern in green print and brown flock, on a pale ground; Colour woodblock print and brown flock, on paper. Printed with Scheele's green, a copper-arsenic green of a poisonous type. |
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| Credit line | Given by the Borough of Heston & Isleworth. |
| Object history | Given by the Borough of Heston & Isleworth. Provenance: Cranford House, Middlesex. This paper was analysed and was found to have been printed with Scheele's green, a copper-arsenic green of a poisonous type, the use of which was abandoned later in the century. |
| Production | Provenance: Cranford House, Middlesex. |
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| Accession number | E.1243-1937 |
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| Record created | December 30, 2008 |
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