Wallpaper fragment
Category
Architecture / Features & Decoration
Date
1740 - 1750
Materials
Chinese bast paper and European paper, black ink and various pigments.
Measurements
590 x 470 mm
Collection
Uppark House and Garden, West Sussex
NT 138496
Summary
Fragment of Chinese wallpaper of 'bird and flower' type, including rocks and plants, the outlines woodblock-printed and the colours added by hand. Sections of a European border paper in a trompe l'oeil fretwork pattern are attached to the left and the bottom of the fragment, indicating that is was situated in the bottom left-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.