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Print

ca. 1880 (made)
Artist/Maker
Cowtan & Son (supplier)
Place of origin
England (manufactured)

Portion of wallpaper with a floral pattern in the Japanese style.

Object details

Categories
Prints
Wall Coverings
Object type
Print
Materials and techniques
This object is part of a group of wallpaper borders recorded as being produced using a variety of methods, 'colour prints from wood blocks, flock etc'
Paper
Brief description
Portion of wallpaper with a floral pattern in the Japanese style; From the stock of Cowtan & Sons; England; ca.1880.
Physical description
Portion of wallpaper with a floral pattern in the Japanese style.
DimensionsThis object is part of a group of wallpaper borders, recorded as being of '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 A. L. Cowtan in memory of his father, Arthur Barnard Cowtan, OBE
Object history
Given by Mr A. L. Cowtan in memory of his father, Arthur Barnard Cowtan, OBE.

Provenance: The stock of Cowtan & Sons, successors of J. Duppa, J. G. Crace, etc
Production
Provenance: The stock of Cowtan & Sons, successors of J. Duppa, J. G. Crace, etc.
Subjects depicted
Wallpaper Border
Floral Patterns
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
East Asia Collection
Accession number
E.93-1939

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Record createdJanuary 7, 2009
Record URL
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