Wallpaper
ca. 1820 (manufactured)
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Fragment of wallpaper with a running design of lyre shapes and leaf scrolls on a diaper background; Colour print from wood block and flock, on paper.
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Materials and techniques | Colour print from wood block and flock, on paper |
Brief description | Fragment of wallpaper with a running design of lyre shapes and leaf scrolls on a diaper background; Colour print from wood block and flock; Anonymous; Provenance: A house in La Haute Ville, Vaison, France, formerly the residence of the Marquis de Taulignan; French; ca. 1820. |
Physical description | Fragment of wallpaper with a running design of lyre shapes and leaf scrolls on a diaper background; Colour print from wood block and flock, on paper. |
Dimensions | From a group 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 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.3408A-1922 |
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Record created | February 26, 2009 |
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