Wallpaper
ca. 1840-48 (designed)
| Artist/Maker |
One of a pair of supraportes in brown and white on a buff ground. The scene shows a boy with a banner (Ludwig I of Bavaria), a girl (Lola Montez) holding a doll (the Queen of Bavaria), and a kneeling boy (Lola Montez’s father); Silk-screen print, on paper.
Object details
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| Object type | |
| Materials and techniques | Silk-screen print, on paper |
| Brief description | One of a pair of supraportes in brown and white on a buff ground. The scene shows a boy with a banner (Ludwig I of Bavaria), a girl (Lola Montez) holding a doll (the Queen of Bavaria), and a kneeling boy (Lola Montez’s father); Silk-screen print, on paper; After drawings by Frau Sattler; Produced by Wilhelm Sattler of Schweinfurt-am-Main; Reproduction from the original by Kurt Weber, Dreye bei Bremen; ca.1840-48. |
| Physical description | One of a pair of supraportes in brown and white on a buff ground. The scene shows a boy with a banner (Ludwig I of Bavaria), a girl (Lola Montez) holding a doll (the Queen of Bavaria), and a kneeling boy (Lola Montez’s father); Silk-screen print, on paper. |
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| Credit line | Given by Deutsches Tapetenmuseum, Kassel |
| Object history | Given by Deutsches Tapetenmuseum, Kassel. |
| Historical context | A disguised political theme is contained in the picture, which shows a boy with a banner (Ludwig I of Bavaria), a girl (his mistress Lola Montez) holding a doll (the Queen of Bavaria), and a kneeling boy (Lola Montez's father). |
| Production | Reproduction from the original by Kurt Weber, Dreye bei Bremen. |
| Subjects depicted | |
| Associated object | E.484-1931 (Set) |
| 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 | |
| Accession number | E.1217-1979 |
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| Record created | June 30, 2009 |
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