Wallpaper
Wallpaper
1853 (manufactured)
1853 (manufactured)
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Wallpaper specimen with a simple pattern emulating mouldings with stylized flowers in blue and white, on a grey ground; Colour print, probably from woodblocks, on a thin brittle woodpulp paper; From a pattern book containing 81 specimens; Produced by Richard Goodlad & Co.
Object details
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| Title | Wallpaper (generic title) |
| Materials and techniques | Colour print, probably from woodblocks, on paper |
| Brief description | Wallpaper specimen; Colour print on paper; from a pattern book containing 81 specimens (E.1569-1649-1934); Produced by Richard Goodlad & Co.; England; 1853. |
| Physical description | Wallpaper specimen with a simple pattern emulating mouldings with stylized flowers in blue and white, on a grey ground; Colour print, probably from woodblocks, on a thin brittle woodpulp paper; From a pattern book containing 81 specimens; Produced by Richard Goodlad & Co. |
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| Credit line | Given by the Wallpaper Manufacturers Ltd. |
| Object history | Given by the Wallpaper Manufacturers Ltd. |
| Historical context | This simple pattern is printed in two colours on a thin brittle woodpulp paper and would have been one of the cheapest papers available at this date. The pattern book also includes some machine prints and was clearly aimed at low-income groups. By the mid-19th century, wallpaper manufacturing had been established in most sizeable towns in Britain and local retailers and decorators no longer relied exclusively on London for their stock. |
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| Accession number | E.1607-1934 |
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| Record created | March 12, 2009 |
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