Courses des Chevaux

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Artist/Maker	Zuber & Cie. (manufacturer)
Place of origin	Rixheim (made)

Panel of wallpaper depicting an Italian horse race, with a view of part of the arena; Grisaille woodblock print, on paper.

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Categories	Wall Coverings Prints Interiors
Object type	Wallpaper
Title	Courses des Chevaux (series title)
Materials and techniques	Grisaille print from woodblocks, on paper Paper Woodblock Print Grisaille
Brief description	Panel of wallpaper depicting an Italian horse race, with a view of part of the arena; Grisaille woodblock print, on paper; Anonymous; Produced by J. Zuber et Cie, Rixheim; France; 1838.
Physical description	Panel of wallpaper depicting an Italian horse race, with a view of part of the arena; Grisaille woodblock print, on paper.
Dimensions	Height: 152.5cm Width: 50.3cm 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 Mr. W. L. Wood
Object history	Given by Mr. W. L. Wood.
Subjects depicted	Horses Arena
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 Engraving, Illustration and Design & Department of Paintings, Accessions 1938. London: The Board of Education, 1939.
Collection	Prints, Drawings & Paintings Collection
Accession number	E.2900-1938

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Record created	March 3, 2009
Record URL	https://collections.vam.ac.uk/item/O195738/courses-des-chevaux-wallpaper-zuber--cie/

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