Wallpaper
Mid-19th century (made)
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Unused portion of wallpaper with a half-drop pattern of a star, within a trefoil border, on a background simulating oak grain; Colour woodblock print, on paper.
Object details
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| Materials and techniques | Colour woodblock print, on paper |
| Brief description | Unused portion of wallpaper with a half-drop pattern of a star, within a trefoil border, on a background simulating oak grain; Colour woodblock print, on paper; This paper is probably a late design by John G Crace & Son based on a motif by A. W. N. Pugin; England; Mid-19th century. |
| Physical description | Unused portion of wallpaper with a half-drop pattern of a star, within a trefoil border, on a background simulating oak grain; Colour woodblock print, on paper. |
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| Object history | Pugin's pencil design for the star pattern is D.995-1908, but the paper is probably a late design by Crace based on Pugin's motif. |
| Production | Pugin's pencil design for the star pattern is D.995-1908, but the paper is probably a late design by John G Crace & Son based on Pugin's motif. |
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| Associated object | D.995-1908 (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. |
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| Accession number | E.149-1976 |
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| Record created | June 29, 2009 |
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