Wallpaper Sample
ca. 1837-1844 (made)
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This book shows examples of the wide range of wallpaper patterns available around 1835-1844. They include papers that mimic tracery and mouldings, others that imitate marble and woodgrain, and a wallpaper with scenes of Gothic architecture. Patterns of this kind would have been most suitable for entrance halls, lobbies, stairwells and passages. Manufacturers compiled these books of samples to show to customers who wished to choose a new wallpaper. They also served as a record of their products.
Object details
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| Materials and techniques | Colour prints from woodblocks |
| Brief description | Page 22 in wallpaper sample book, English, ca. 1837-1844 |
| Physical description | Page in volume with pasted in snippets of patterned wallpaper |
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| Credit line | Given by Mrs F. E. Warner |
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| Summary | This book shows examples of the wide range of wallpaper patterns available around 1835-1844. They include papers that mimic tracery and mouldings, others that imitate marble and woodgrain, and a wallpaper with scenes of Gothic architecture. Patterns of this kind would have been most suitable for entrance halls, lobbies, stairwells and passages. Manufacturers compiled these books of samples to show to customers who wished to choose a new wallpaper. They also served as a record of their products. |
| Associated object | E.431-1943 (Source) |
| Bibliographic reference | Victoria and Albert Museum, Department of Engraving, Illustration and Design and Department of Paintings, Accessions 1943, London: HMSO, 1956. |
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| Accession number | E.431:22-1943 |
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| Record created | March 4, 2003 |
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