Wallpaper
ca. 1868 (made)
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One of five portions of wallpaper with designs of stylized flower-and-leaf motifs within trellises, and heptagonal and triangular shapes; Colour woodblock print, on paper.
Object details
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| Materials and techniques | Colour woodblock print, on paper |
| Brief description | One of five portions of wallpaper with designs of stylized flower-and-leaf motifs within trellises, and heptagonal and triangular shapes; Colour woodblock print, on paper; Designed by Kingman (probably George Kingman); Manufactured by Corbière Son & Brindle; ca. 1868. |
| Physical description | One of five portions of wallpaper with designs of stylized flower-and-leaf motifs within trellises, and heptagonal and triangular shapes; Colour woodblock print, on paper. |
| Credit line | Corbière Son & Brindle |
| Object history | Given by Corbière Son & Brindle. Wallpapers: a history and illustrated catalogue of the collection of the Victoria and Albert Museum gives only the designer's surname 'Kingman', but suggests that it is 'Probably the same as George Kingman (worked second half of 19th century), a volume of whose designs for carpets is E.544-1956. Kingman attended the R.C.A. Schools.' |
| Production | Wallpapers: a history and illustrated catalogue of the collection of the Victoria and Albert Museum gives only the designer's surname 'Kingman', but suggests that it is 'Probably the same as George Kingman (worked second half of 19th century), a volume of whose designs for carpets is E.544-1956. Kingman attended the R.C.A. Schools.' |
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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 | 1106B-1868 |
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| Record created | June 30, 2009 |
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