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Wallpaper

1820 (made)
Artist/Maker
Place of origin

Portion of wallpaper (consisting of two sheets joined) with design of dragons and exotic flowers; Woodblock print, in yellow and white, on paper; On paper watermarked 1820 and stamped on the back with the Excise duty stamps and First Account Taken 208.

Object details

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Object type
Materials and techniques
Woodblock print, in yellow and white, on paper
Brief description
Portion of wallpaper (consisting of two sheets joined) with design of dragons and exotic flowers; Woodblock print, in yellow and white, on paper; Paper watermarked '1820' and stamped with Excise duty stamp; Design by Robert Jones; Probably produced by Crace & Sons; Intended to be hung in the Royal Pavilion, Brighton; England; 1820.
Physical description
Portion of wallpaper (consisting of two sheets joined) with design of dragons and exotic flowers; Woodblock print, in yellow and white, on paper; On paper watermarked 1820 and stamped on the back with the Excise duty stamps and First Account Taken 208.
Dimensions
  • Height: 50.8cm
  • Width: 60.3cm
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.
Marks and inscriptions
  • 1820 (Paper watermarked.)
  • Stamped on the back with the Excise duty stamps and First Account Taken 208.
Credit line
Given by the Brighton Corporation
Object history
Given by the Brighton Corporation.
Provenance: The Royal Pavilion, Brighton.
Robert Jones collaborated with Frederick Crace in the work on the interior of the Royal Pavilion, Brighton. This wallpaper (and E.9839-9844-1958, E.9846-1958 and E.9848-9850-1958) was intended for rooms on the upper floor of the Pavilion, which include the Duke of York's and the Duke of Clarence's bedrooms and the lobbies of them, all on the east side, the King's old bedroom on the south-east and the west bedrooms.
Production
This paper was intended for rooms on the upper floor of the Pavilion, which include the Duke of York's and the Duke of Clarence's bedrooms and the lobbies to them, all on the east side, the King's old bedroom on the south-east and the west bedrooms.
Subjects depicted
Associated objects
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.9847-1958

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Record createdJune 5, 2009
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