Wallpaper
probably John Gregory Crace (London 1809 - Dulwich 1889)
Category
Architecture / Features & Decoration
Date
1860 - 1869
Materials
Machine made paper, green distemper ground, block printed in two colours. Lesser quality paper, thin and relatively short fibred. Analysis: Chrome green ground ? Short fibred, less good quality machine made paper. Cotton +esparto ?
Measurements
185 mm (W); 540 mm (Length); 570 mm (W); 423 mm (Length)
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Oxburgh Hall, Norfolk
NT 1210774.2
Summary
Plan Chest, drawer 2- Reference Sample. Border with design of fleur-de-lys in buff, edged in bunting-yellow. Background in water-green. Possibly produced by Crace. c.1840-50. Mounted on card under acetate. One fragment (a) of single border, and a larger fragment (b) of 3 borders on a sheet. Note - rather rough work, maybe the worst bits were not used. (V&A description). c. 1860s - Stylised Fleur-de-Lys block printed border in yellow ochre with a yellow outline on green ground. (Allyson McDermott's description).
Provenance
Campaign of Decoration - 6th / 7th Baronet 1860's. Original Location: First and second floor rooms. East wing. Historical Comments & References: In the style of Pugin, a design probably then developed by Crace for more commercial use. Many of these blocks were designed to be interchangeable and could be used with metals, flocks and distempers on a variety of grounds.
Makers and roles
probably John Gregory Crace (London 1809 - Dulwich 1889) , designer style of Augustus Welby Northmore Pugin (London 1812 - Ramsgate 1852), designer William Woollams, maker Hayward & Son , maker Scott Cuthbertson, maker