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Wallpaper

Mid-19th century (made)
Artist/Maker
John G Crace & Son (supplier)
A.W.N. Pugin (designer)
Scott, Samuel (maker)
Place of origin
England (made)

Portion of wallpaper with a formalized thistle-and-leaf pattern; Flock on paper.

Object details

Categories
Wall Coverings
Prints
Object type
Wallpaper
Materials and techniques
Flock on paper
Paper
Flock
Flocking
Brief description
Portion of wallpaper with a formalized thistle-and-leaf pattern; Flock on paper; Designed by A. W. N. Pugin for the Houses of Parliament; Produced by Samuel Scott for J. G. Crace; England; Mid-19th century.
Physical description
Portion of wallpaper with a formalized thistle-and-leaf pattern; Flock on paper.
Dimensions
  • Height: 738mm
  • Width: 545mm
Style
Gothic
Credit line
Given by the Department of the Environment
Object history
Given by the Department of the Environment.
Designed for the Houses of Parliament.

'Discovered behind a built-in cupboard in the Vote Office in the House of Lords' - (handwritten note in Acquisition Register)

Samples of this paper are in a pattern book of wallpapers supplied for the decoration of the Houses of Parliament between 1851 and 1859, E.137-1939. (from footnote to E.147-1939 referred to in the Acquisition Register)
Production
Designed for the Houses of Parliament.
Subjects depicted
Thistle
Foliation (Pattern)
Association
Palace of Westminster
Associated object
D.827-1908 (Design)
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
Prints, Drawings & Paintings Collection
Accession number
E.151-1976

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Record createdJune 29, 2009
Record URL
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