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This paper has a fleur-de-lis watermark that suggests a possible date of around 1680. The design is very similar to the border of a later 17th-century cotton printed with a lace-pattern, in the V&A (inv. no. 1605-1872). It also has strong similarities with the embroidery style known as 'black-work', in which patterns of flowers and fruit were stitched in black and silver thread on a white ground. One of only a handful of pre-1700 papers to survive, this design has been found in several different locations, including two houses in Surrey - in Kingston upon Thames (this piece) and Epsom - one in Newcastle upon Tyne, and one in a wooden box.","physicalDescription":"Sheet of wallpaper with formalised floral design on lattice-patterned ground, imitating lacework; Woodblock print, on paper.","artistMakerPerson":[{"name":{"text":"Unknown","id":"A1848"},"association":{"text":"","id":""},"note":""}],"artistMakerOrganisations":[],"artistMakerPeople":[],"materials":[{"text":"paper","id":"x30308"}],"techniques":[{"text":"woodblock print","id":"x38448"}],"materialsAndTechniques":"Woodblock print, on paper","categories":[{"text":"Wall coverings","id":"THES48878"},{"text":"Prints","id":"THES48903"}],"styles":[],"collectionCode":{"text":"PDP","id":"THES48595"},"images":["2008BT5037","2006AL7207"],"imageResolution":"high","galleryLocations":[{"current":{"text":"LVLC (VA)","id":"THES49171"},"free":"","case":"DW","shelf":"29","box":""}],"partTypes":[[{"text":"wallpaper","id":""}],[{"text":"print","id":""}]],"contentWarnings":[{"apprise":"","note":""}],"placesOfOrigin":[{"place":{"text":"England","id":"x28826"},"association":{"text":"made","id":"x28654"},"note":""},{"place":{"text":"Kingston upon Thames","id":"x29493"},"association":{"text":"paper hung","id":"AAT53860"},"note":"14 Market Place"}],"productionDates":[{"date":{"text":"late 17th century","earliest":"1650-01-01","latest":"1700-12-31"},"association":{"text":"made","id":"x28654"},"note":""}],"associatedObjects":[{"object":{"text":"E.373-1940","id":"O728798"},"association":"Version"},{"object":{"text":"E.373A-1940","id":"O728797"},"association":"Version"}],"creditLine":"Given by Boots the Chemist, Kingston upon Thames, Surrey","dimensions":[{"dimension":"Height","value":"54","unit":"cm","qualifier":"","date":{"text":"","earliest":null,"latest":null},"part":"portion","note":""},{"dimension":"Width","value":"48","unit":"cm","qualifier":"","date":{"text":"","earliest":null,"latest":null},"part":"portion","note":""}],"dimensionsNote":"Dimensions from: Oman, Charles C., and Hamilton, Jean. <u>Wallpapers: a history and illustrated catalogue of the collection of the Victoria and Albert Museum</u>. London: Sotheby Publications, in association with the Victoria and Albert Museum, 1982.","marksAndInscriptions":[{"content":"","inscriber":{"name":{"text":"","id":""},"association":{"text":"","id":""}},"date":{"text":"","earliest":null,"latest":null},"description":"","interpretation":"","language":"","medium":"","method":"","position":"","script":"","translation":"","transliteration":"","type":"","note":"The paper bears a fleur-de-lis watermark of <i>circa</i> 1680."}],"objectHistory":"Given by Boots the Chemist, Kingston-upon-Thames, Surrey.\r\n\r\nProvenance: Boots the Chemist, 14, Market Place, Kingston-upon-Thames, Surrey.\r\n\r\nThe paper bears a fleur-de-lis watermark of <i>circa</i> 1680, and the design is closely related to that of the border of a printed cotton, bearing a characteristic lace pattern of the second half of the 17th century (Department of Textiles, no 1605-1872). The building used by Boots is dated <i>circa</i> 1599. The paper was on a wooden partition wall, uncovered by subsequent decoration, and presents an unusual example of the preservation of original décor.","historicalContext":"","briefDescription":"Sheet of wallpaper with formalised floral design on lattice-patterned ground, imitating lacework; Woodblock print, on paper; Provenance: Boots the Chemist, Market Place, Kingston-upon-Thames, Surrey; English; Late 17th century.","bibliographicReferences":[{"reference":{"text":"","id":""},"details":"","free":"Oman, Charles C., and Hamilton, Jean. <u>Wallpapers: a history and illustrated catalogue of the collection of the Victoria and Albert Museum</u>. London: Sotheby Publications, in association with the Victoria and Albert Museum, 1982."},{"reference":{"text":"","id":""},"details":"","free":"Saunders, Gill. <u>Wallpaper in Interior Decoration</u>. V&A Publications. London. 2002. pp. 46-47."}],"production":"The building used by Boots is dated <i>circa</i> 1599. 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