Wallpaper
ca. 1885 (made)
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Roll of unused wallpaper, with fruit and floral pattern within ogival borders, simulating a 17th-century Spanish leather hanging; Embossed paper, coloured by hand and varnished.
Object details
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| Parts | This object consists of 2 parts.
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| Materials and techniques | Embossed paper, coloured by hand and varnished |
| Brief description | Roll of unused wallpaper, probably of the type known as 'Cordelova', with fruit and floral pattern within ogival borders, simulating a 17th-century Spanish leather hanging. Embossed paper, coloured by hand and varnished, English, ca. 1885. |
| Physical description | Roll of unused wallpaper, with fruit and floral pattern within ogival borders, simulating a 17th-century Spanish leather hanging; Embossed paper, coloured by hand and varnished. |
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| Credit line | Given by Sir James Younger |
| Object history | Given by Sir James Younger. Provenance: Arnsbrae, Cambus, Alloa, Scotland. The paper is probably of the type known as ‘Cordelova’, first produced by Brown, of Pitt Street, Edinburgh. |
| Production | Arnsbrae House in Cambus, Scotland, was built by Alfred Waterhouse, RA, FRIBA (1830-1905). This is an used roll of the paper that was hung at Arnsbrae. The paper, which was hung in 1886, was embossed, silvered, painted and then varnished. The paper is probably of the type known as 'Cordelova', first produced by Brown, of Pitt Street, Edinburgh. |
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| 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. |
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| Accession number | E.144&A-1974 |
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| Record created | January 16, 2009 |
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