Wallpaper
late 18th century (made)
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Panel of wallpaper with a design including an Etruscan vase, flowers, doves and, below the vase, a Greek style frieze of figures; with a separate border of roses and scrolls along the lower and upper edges and the left-hand side; Colour woodblock print, on paper.
Object details
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| Materials and techniques | Colour woodblock print, on paper. |
| Brief description | Panel of wallpaper with a design including an Etruscan vase, flowers, doves and, below the vase, a Greek style frieze of figures; with a separate border of roses and scrolls along the lower and upper edges and the left-hand side; Colour woodblock print, on paper; Probably produced by Réveillon, Paris; Provenance: A house in La Haute Ville, Vaison, France, formerly the residence of the Marquis de Taulignan; French; Late 18th century. |
| Physical description | Panel of wallpaper with a design including an Etruscan vase, flowers, doves and, below the vase, a Greek style frieze of figures; with a separate border of roses and scrolls along the lower and upper edges and the left-hand side; Colour woodblock print, on paper. |
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| Credit line | Given by Mrs Tremayne |
| Object history | Given by Mrs Tremayne. Provenance: A house in La Haute Ville, Vaison, France, formerly the residence of the Marquis de Taulignan. |
| Production | Provenance: A house in La Haute Ville, Vaison, France, formerly the residence of the Marquis de Taulignan. |
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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.1037-1925 |
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| Record created | February 25, 2009 |
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