Wallpaper
ca. 1848-50 (designed), ca. 1953 (printed)
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Portion of wallpaper with a design of Tudor roses and fleur-de-lis, surmounted by crowns, within vertical ogival borders; Wood block print in white, on a bronze-gold ground, on paper.
Object details
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| Materials and techniques | Wood block print in white, on a bronze-gold ground, on paper |
| Brief description | Portion of wallpaper with a design of Tudor roses and fleur-de-lis, surmounted by crowns, within vertical ogival borders; Wood block print in white, on a bronze-gold ground, on paper; Designed by Augustus Welby Northmore Pugin; Later printing (circa 1953) of a paper made by Samuel Scott for J. G. Crace and used in the decoration of the Houses of Parliament ca. 1848-50; England; ca. 1953. |
| Physical description | Portion of wallpaper with a design of Tudor roses and fleur-de-lis, surmounted by crowns, within vertical ogival borders; Wood block print in white, on a bronze-gold ground, 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 (circa 1953) of a paper made by Samuel Scott for J. G. Crace and used in the decoration of the Houses of Parliament. |
| Production | This is a later printing (circa 1953) 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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| 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. |
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| Accession number | E.887-1979 |
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| Record created | June 29, 2009 |
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