Wallpaper
Category
Architecture / Features & Decoration
Date
1800 - 1900
Materials
Paper
Measurements
535 mm (W)
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Oxburgh Hall, Norfolk
NT 1209656
Caption
Oxburgh has a significant collection of historic wallpapers, both on the walls and in an archive of loose samples. This example was used in the library by J C Buckler as part of his scheme of improvements to Oxburgh Hall which began in the 1830s. It may even have been designed by Buckler himself.
Summary
Wallpaper. Flock-on-gilt, green, red and gilt on a yellow ground. Possibly a design by Thomas Willement.
Provenance
Part of the Bedingfeld Collection. The house was given to the National Trust in 1952 by Sybil, Lady Bedingfeld (1883-1985), her daughter Mrs Greathead, and her niece Violet Hartcup.