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The design shows a Chinese lady and gentleman in a rural setting surrounded by a shell shape, flower garlands and an unfinished design of a cherub's head.<br><br><b>Time</b><br>When this paper was produced, in the early part of the 18th century, the recurring fashion for Chinese design was at its height. Objects made in China as well as those made in Europe 'in the Chinese manner' were mixed together in the same room settings.<br><br><b>Trade</b><br>Although Chinese wallpapers exist in large numbers in houses in Britain, the trade in these objects remained marginal in commercial terms. The East India Company, which dominated the trade with Asia at this time, were exempted from paying taxes on papers imported into Britain. As a result they do not bear the all-important tax stamp that would allow for more accurate dating.<br><br><b>Subjects Depicted</b><br>This wallpaper panel has a European air about it. The border design shows no trace of Chinese imagery and even the couple in the centre are in an idealised Chinese landscape and wear clothes that only approximate what Chinese people would have worn at the time. 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