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Wallpaper

mid 19th century (made)
Artist/Maker
Réveillon (manufacturer)
Place of origin
France (made)

Panel of wallpaper with a foliated design in grisaille on a green ground, based on 18th century designs; Print from wood blocks, on paper.

Object details

Categories
Wall Coverings
Prints
Interiors
Object type
Wallpaper
Materials and techniques
Colour print from wood block, on paper
Paper
Woodblock Print
Grisaille
Brief description
Panel of wallpaper with a foliated design in grisaille on a green ground, based on 18th century designs; Print from wood blocks, on paper; Produced by Réveillon : possibly French; 1825-75.
Physical description
Panel of wallpaper with a foliated design in grisaille on a green ground, based on 18th century designs; Print from wood blocks, on paper.
Dimensions
  • Height: 255.3cm
  • Width: 57.3cm
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
Foliation (Pattern)
Grisaille
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.2903-1938

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Record createdMarch 4, 2009
Record URL
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