Wallpaper
1850-73 (made)
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Specimen of wallpaper with a design taken from an embroidery of the period of Henri II;
Embossed, coloured and gilt.
Embossed, coloured and gilt.
Object details
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| Materials and techniques | Embossed, coloured and gilt |
| Brief description | Specimen of wallpaper with a design taken from an embroidery of the period of Henri II; Design based on an embroidery of the period of Henri II; Designed by Paul Balin; Embossed, coloured and gilt; Exhibited at the Vienna Exhibition of 1873; Produced by Paul Balin, Paris; 1850-1873. |
| Physical description | Specimen of wallpaper with a design taken from an embroidery of the period of Henri II; Embossed, coloured and gilt. |
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| Credit line | Given by Monsieur Paul Balin |
| Object history | Given by Monsieur Paul Balin. Design based on an embroidery of the period of Henri II, formerly in the possession of Paul Balin. This specimen was exhibited at the Vienna Exhibition of 1873. |
| Production | Design based on an 18th-century textile, formerly in the possession of Paul Balin. |
| 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 | 1341A-1874 |
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| Record created | March 30, 2009 |
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