Wallpaper
probably John Gregory Crace (London 1809 - Dulwich 1889)
Category
Architecture / Features & Decoration
Date
1860 - 1869
Materials
Machine made paper, ultramarine blue distemper ground. Block printed in distemper in yellow ochre and bright yellow. Lesser quality paper, thin and relatively short fibered. Indicating a cheaper version of a grander paper. Analysis: Ultramarine blue/ Yellow Ochre/ Chrome or Cadmium yellow? Paper, short fibered cotton / esparto mix or similar?
Measurements
200 mm (W); 281 mm (Length); 568 mm (W); 446 mm (Length)
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Oxburgh Hall, Norfolk
NT 1210776.1
Summary
Plan Chest, drawer 2 - Reference Sample. Border with design of fleur-de-lys in buff, edged in bunting-yellow. Background in ultramarine. Possibly produced by Crace. c.1840-50. Mounted on card under acetate. Small fragment (a) of single border, and a larger fragment (b) of 3 borders on single 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 an ultramarine ground. (Allyson McDermott's description).
Provenance
Campaign of Decoration: 6th/ 7th Baronet 1860s. Original Location: First and second floor rooms in 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