Wallpaper
1850-73 (made)
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Portion of flock wallpaper with gold arabesques and a red flock ground.
Object details
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| Object type | |
| Materials and techniques | Flock on paper |
| Brief description | Portion of flock wallpaper with gold arabesques and a red flock ground; Designed by Paul Balin (design taken from the background of a 15th-century picture); Produced by Paul Balin, Paris; 1850-1900. |
| Physical description | Portion of flock wallpaper with gold arabesques and a red flock ground. |
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| Credit line | Given by Monsieur Paul Balin |
| Object history | Given by Monsieur Paul Balin. The design was taken from the background of a 15th-century picture formerly in the possession of Paul Balin. This specimen was exhibited at the Vienna Exhibition of 1873. |
| Production | Design taken from the background of a 15th-century picture formerly in the possession of Paul Balin. |
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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. |
| Collection | |
| Accession number | 1334-1874 |
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| Record created | March 27, 2009 |
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