Wallpaper
ca. 1848-50 (designed)
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Length of wallpaper with a design of an heraldic leopard and two Tudor roses within roundels against a background of conventionalized foliage and pineapples; Wood block print and gold flock, on paper.
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Materials and techniques | Wood block print and gold flock, on paper |
Brief description | Length of wallpaper with a design of an heraldic leopard and two Tudor roses within roundels against a background of conventionalized foliage and pineapples; Wood block print and gold flock, on paper; Designed by Augustus Welby Northmore Pugin; Later printing, from the original blocks, of a paper made by Samuel Scott for J. G. Crace and used in the decoration of the Houses of Parliament; England; ca. 1848-50. |
Physical description | Length of wallpaper with a design of an heraldic leopard and two Tudor roses within roundels against a background of conventionalized foliage and pineapples; Wood block print and gold flock, on paper. |
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Credit line | Given by Cole & Son Wallpapers Ltd |
Object history | Given by Cole & Son Wallpapers Ltd. This is a later printing, from the original blocks, of a paper made by Samuel Scott for J. G. Crace and used in the decoration of the Houses of Parliament. This example paper was shown in the Exhibition of Victorian and Edwardian Decorative Arts, at the Victoria and Albert Museum, 1952. |
Production | This is a later printing, from the original blocks, of a paper made by Samuel Scott for J. G. Crace and used in the decoration of the Houses of Parliament |
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Accession number | E.1705-1953 |
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Record created | June 29, 2009 |
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