Wallpaper
ca. 1530 (made)
| Artist/Maker |
Reproduction of a woodcut wallpaper, reconstructed from fragments, showing a satyr playing a wind instrument, a nymph and a child among grape vines; with description etc in German in the margin; Silk screen, black on cream, on paper.
Object details
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| Object type | |
| Materials and techniques | Silk screen, black on cream, on paper |
| Brief description | Reproduction of a woodcut wallpaper, reconstructed from fragments, showing a satyr playing a wind instrument, a nymph and a child among grape vines; with description etc in German in the margin; Probably designed by Celtis-Meister; Silk screen, black on cream, on paper; Published by Kurt Weber, Dreye bei Bremen; ca. 1530. |
| Physical description | Reproduction of a woodcut wallpaper, reconstructed from fragments, showing a satyr playing a wind instrument, a nymph and a child among grape vines; with description etc in German in the margin; Silk screen, black on cream, on paper. |
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| Marks and inscriptions | (Description etc, in German, in the margin.) |
| Credit line | Given by the Deutsches Tapetenmuseum, Kassel |
| Object history | Given by the Deutsches Tapetenmuseum, Kassel. |
| Production | The design, described as for a tapestry, has also been attributed to Hans Sebald Beham. |
| 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.1218-1979 |
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| Record created | April 1, 2009 |
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