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Wallpaper

ca. 1860-70 (made)
Artist/Maker
Place of origin

Portion of wallpaper with a small diamond-shaped pattern and a narrow frieze with a corrugated band winding amid a row of disks; Colour woodblock print, on paper.

Object details

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Object type
Materials and techniques
Colour woodblock print, on paper
Brief description
Portion of wallpaper with a small diamond-shaped pattern and a narrow frieze with a corrugated band winding amid a row of disks; Colour print from wood blocks, on paper; Provenance: A house in La Haute Ville, Vaison, France, formerly the residence of the Marquis de Taulignan; France; ca. 1860-70.
Physical description
Portion of wallpaper with a small diamond-shaped pattern and a narrow frieze with a corrugated band winding amid a row of disks; Colour woodblock print, on paper.
Dimensions
  • Portion height: 123.8cm
  • Portion width: 51.1cm
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.
Subjects depicted
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.
Collection
Accession number
E.2513-1930

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Record createdMarch 4, 2009
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