Wrapping paper
Category
Ephemera
Date
Unknown
Materials
Wrapping paper and string
Measurements
570 mm (Width); 720 mm (Length)
Collection
Tyntesfield, North Somerset
NT 30117
Summary
Brown wrapping paper tied with string containing wallpaper off-cuts (NT30053, NT30107, NT30258) all used as wrapping for wallpaper NT30259 and NT30118 and containing 2 leaflets NT30260.1 and .2. Label stuck to brown wrapping from: COLE (and) SON (WALLPAPERS) LTD / WALLPAPER MANUFACTURERS AND PAINT MERCHANTS / 18, MORTIMER STREET, LONDON, W1. Handwritten address in blue ink below reads: The Tyntesfield Estate / The Estate Office / Tyntesfield / Nr. Bristol. Handwritten in black crayon: Pd. Impression of a pattern rubbed and embossed onto surface in one area. Strip of wallpaper (NT30053) stuck along one leading edge.
Provenance
Purchased from the estate of the late Lord Wraxall with the assistance of the NHMF and donations from members and supporters.