Wallpaper fragment
Category
Architecture / Features & Decoration
Date
1740 - 1750
Materials
Chinese bast paper, European paper, black ink and various pigments.
Measurements
1730 x 420 mm
Collection
Uppark House and Garden, West Sussex
NT 138493
Summary
Fragment of Chinese wallpaper of 'bird and flower' type, including various rocks and flowers, the outlines woodblock-printed and the colours added by hand. Attached to the fragment are two sections of European trompe l'oeil fretwork border paper, indicating that it must have been positioned in the lower right-hand corner of a wall. The fragment was conserved and mounted on backing paper by Sandiford and Mapes Ltd.
Provenance
Originally hung in the Little Parlour in about 1750, probably through the agency of architect James Paine (1717-89), covered over with another wallpaper in about 1770 and rediscovered following the 1989 fire.