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ca. 1850-1879 (made)
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Fragment of an embossed gilt leather panel with scrolling foliage, fruit -vines, pomegranates, plums and apples- and flowers, with in between these a dragon, snake, and butterfly. The gilded pattern on a red ground. The embossed pattern has been produced by pressing it from the back, instead of from the front as was usual in 17th-century Holland. Because of this method, the back shows many more details than the front of the panel.
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Materials and techniques | Embossed and gilded leather |
Brief description | Fragment of an embossed gilt leather panel with scrolling foliage, fruit and flowers with, in between these, a dragon and a snail. Painted with a red ground, England, ca. 1850-1879. |
Physical description | Fragment of an embossed gilt leather panel with scrolling foliage, fruit -vines, pomegranates, plums and apples- and flowers, with in between these a dragon, snake, and butterfly. The gilded pattern on a red ground. The embossed pattern has been produced by pressing it from the back, instead of from the front as was usual in 17th-century Holland. Because of this method, the back shows many more details than the front of the panel. |
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Credit line | Given by Alexander Rottmann |
Object history | This panel was sent out to Tokyo (Japan) about 1879, and served as a model for the Japanese leather industry. In 1882 the donor, Alexander Rottmann, established a wallpaper factory in Yokohama, Japan 'Rottmann, Strome & Co.' (Rottmann & Co. from c.1890). The Museum's Acquisition file records: Mr. A. C. A. Rottmann, 12 Evelyn Gardens, South Kensington, S.W.7. The above, a descendant of Carl Rottmann, the Bavarian painter, but himself an Englishman, called today. He has retired from business. He stated that when Sir Purdon Clarke was Director [of the Museum; 1896-1905], he was instrumental in procuring many examples of Japanese art for the Museum. He lived in Japan. He stated that he is a member of the Japan Society and knows Col. Strange. He also said that he formerly had a wall-paper manufactory.' (V&A: MA/1/R1770, 2 August 1926). Panels with the similar pattern, but from a 17th-century origin, are in the Deutsches Tapetenmuseum, Kassel, inventory number 91/91; Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam, inventory number RBK 18255; Gruuthuze Museum, Bruges, inventory number unknown; Museum of Decorative Arts, Prague, inventory number 2.519-2522. Compare wallpaper at V&A Museum, museum number E.479-1967 |
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Accession number | W.24-1928 |
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Record created | June 24, 2009 |
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