Wallpaper by Woollams

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Chromolithograph of a wallpaper design featuring three compartments framed with gold detailing

Paper hanging by Woollams of London.

(Plate 71.)

Artist

Name:: Unknown

Illustration

Subject:: Ornaments & Patterns
Technique:: Lithograph
Lithographer:: Bedford, Francis
Format:: Portrait (taller)
Source:: The New York Public Library

Book

Title:: The industrial arts of the nineteenth century, vol. 1
Author:: Wyatt, Matthew Digby
Publisher:: London: Day & Son, 1851-1853
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Description:

Chromolithograph of a wallpaper design featuring three compartments framed with gold detailing: the central pilaster displays stylized foliated shapes in various shades of blue, while the elements on either side show colorful floral decorations against a purple background.

The author informs us that sixty to seventy woodblocks were required for the printing of the pilaster alone.

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