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Wallpaper

ca. 1895-1900 (made)
Artist/Maker
Unknown
Place of origin
England (made)

Portion of nursery paper with illustrations of nursery rhymes and stories, the subjects separated by interlaced scrolls and flowers. The edges of the sheet are uneven.

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read Wallpapers for children Thanks to the separation of workplace and home, British middle-class houses in the early 19th century had, for the first time, sufficient space to dedicate rooms, and even whole floors, to the accommodation of children and their carers – the nursemaid (later nanny) and the governess.

Object details

Categories
Wall Coverings
Children & Childhood
Prints
Object type
Wallpaper
Materials and techniques
Colour print from engraved rollers
Printing Ink
Paper
Engraving (Printing Process)
Brief description
Portion of nursery paper with illustrations of nursery rhymes and stories, machine print, English, ca. 1895-1900.
Physical description
Portion of nursery paper with illustrations of nursery rhymes and stories, the subjects separated by interlaced scrolls and flowers. The edges of the sheet are uneven.
Dimensions
  • Height: 56.6cm
  • Portion width: 54cm
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.
Content description
Vignettes, separated by interlaced scrolls and flowers, depicting a man with an umbrella; a girl fleeing a house of bears; a king and queen seated at a banquet; a man running from a figure in the woods.
Credit line
Given by Mr J. Robertshaw
Subjects depicted
Scrolls (Motifs)
Flowers (Plants)
Bears
Lion
King
Queen
Literary referencenursery rhymes
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 and Albert Museum Department of Prints and Drawings and Department of Paintings, Accessions 1952. London: HMSO, 1963.
Collection
Prints, Drawings & Paintings Collection
Accession number
E.1946-1952

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Record createdJanuary 19, 2009
Record URL
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