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Wallpaper

ca. 1841 (made)
Artist/Maker
Place of origin

Portion of wallpaper (2 fragments joined) with a pseudo-Renaissance strapwork design; Woodblock print and flock, on paper.

Object details

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Object type
Materials and techniques
Woodblock print and flock, on paper
Brief description
Portion of wallpaper (2 fragments joined) with a pseudo-Renaissance strapwork design; Woodblock print and flock, on paper; Provenance: Said to have come from Grenofen House, Tavistock, Devon; English; ca.1841.
Physical description
Portion of wallpaper (2 fragments joined) with a pseudo-Renaissance strapwork design; Woodblock print and flock, on paper.
Dimensions
  • Height: 35cm
  • Width: 37.5cm
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 Captain H. P. Chichester-Clark
Object history
Given by Captain H. P. Chichester-Clark.

Provenance: Said, by the donor, to have come from a room added to Grenofen House, Tavistock, Devon.
Production
Provenance: Said, by the donor, to have come from a room added to Grenofen House, Tavistock, Devon.
Subject depicted
Bibliographic reference
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.
Collection
Accession number
E.28-1956

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Record createdJanuary 7, 2009
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