Wallpaper
Townsend, Parker & Co
Category
Architecture / Features & Decoration
Date
1841 - 1851
Materials
Paper
Measurements
587 mm (W)432 mm (D)
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Oxburgh Hall, Norfolk
NT 1210766.1
Summary
Plan chest, drawer 2 - Reference Sample. Flock wallpaper, cardinal red on cherry with a stamped gilt background. c.1840. From Small Dining Room. Mounted on card under acetate (V&A description). 1841-1851 Rococo arabesque, block printed in 2 shades of crimson flock on an embossed gilded ground (Allyson McDermott's description).
Provenance
c 1840-51 See Alyson McDermott's report for detailed discussion: Investigation into the use of wallpapers at Oxburgh Hall, Norfolk. April 2013.
Makers and roles
Townsend, Parker & Co , maker