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Wallpaper

Wallpaper
ca. 1760 (made)
Artist/Maker
Unknown (maker)
Place of origin
France (made)

Fragment of wallpaper with a floral design in two tones of blue, on a stripe and pin-point background; Fabrique de Martin Bijou à Paris, no 90; Print from wood block and colour stencil, on paper.

Object details

Categories
Wall Coverings
Prints
Object type
Wallpaper
TitleWallpaper (generic title)
Materials and techniques
Print from wood block and colour stencil, on paper
Paper
Woodblock Print
Colour Stencil
Brief description
Fragment of wallpaper with a floral design in two tones of blue, on a stripe and pin-point background; Fabrique de Martin Bijou à Paris, no 90; Print from wood block and colour stencil, on paper; Anonymous; France; ca. 1760.
Physical description
Fragment of wallpaper with a floral design in two tones of blue, on a stripe and pin-point background; Fabrique de Martin Bijou à Paris, no 90; Print from wood block and colour stencil, on paper.
Dimensions
  • Fragment height: 19.1cm
  • Fragment width: 12.8cm
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 the Wallpaper Manufacturers Ltd.
Object history
Given by the Wallpaper Manufacturers Ltd.
Subjects depicted
Stylized Flowers
Stripes
Leaves (Plant Materials)
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 & Albert Museum Department of Engraving, Illustration and Design & Department of Paintings Accessions 1934 London: Published under the Authority of the Board of Education, 1935
Collection
Prints, Drawings & Paintings Collection
Accession number
E.1555-1934

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Record createdFebruary 24, 2009
Record URL
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