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Victorian Wallpaper: Aesthetic Movement Designs

Flat, stylised sunflowers, peacocks and geometric patterns from the Aesthetic taste for tiered walls.

Two aesthetic-style sidewall designs, printed in light and dark olive…, 1879

Two aesthetic-style sidewall designs, printed in light and…

1879

Variety of pieces in the Aesthetic or Anglo-Japanesque style, 1870

Variety of pieces in the Aesthetic or Anglo-Japanesque style

1870

Sidewall paper in the Aesthetic style, with all-over patterning of…, 1870

Sidewall paper in the Aesthetic style, with all-over…

1870

Fragmentary wallpapers from sample book, including aesthetic-style and, 1880

Fragmentary wallpapers from sample book, including…

1880

Fragmentary wallpapers from sample book, including aesthetic-style and, 1880

Fragmentary wallpapers from sample book, including…

1880

Fragmentary wallpapers from sample book, including aesthetic-style and, 1880

Fragmentary wallpapers from sample book, including…

1880

Fragmentary wallpapers from sample book, including aesthetic-style and, 1880

Fragmentary wallpapers from sample book, including…

1880

Fragmentary wallpapers from sample book, including aesthetic-style and, 1880

Fragmentary wallpapers from sample book, including…

1880

Aesthetic all-over pattern with scattered stylized flowers and leaves…, 1880

Aesthetic all-over pattern with scattered stylized flowers…

1880

Fragmentary wallpapers from sample book, including aesthetic-style and, 1880

Fragmentary wallpapers from sample book, including…

1880

Fragmentary wallpapers from sample book, including aesthetic-style and, 1880

Fragmentary wallpapers from sample book, including…

1880

Fragmentary wallpapers from sample book, including aesthetic-style and, 1880

Fragmentary wallpapers from sample book, including…

1880

Fragmentary wallpapers from sample book, including aesthetic-style and, 1880

Fragmentary wallpapers from sample book, including…

1880

Aesthetic pattern of stylized small six-petal flowers densely…, 1880

Aesthetic pattern of stylized small six-petal flowers…

1880

Fragmentary wallpapers from sample book, including aesthetic-style and, 1880

Fragmentary wallpapers from sample book, including…

1880

Fragmentary wallpapers from sample book, including aesthetic-style and, 1880

Fragmentary wallpapers from sample book, including…

1880

Pattern of foliage, clover, vaguely India-chintz derived blossoms on…, 1880

Pattern of foliage, clover, vaguely India-chintz derived…

1880

Pattern of metallic gold foliage with gray blossoms (faded white) on…, 1880

Pattern of metallic gold foliage with gray blossoms (faded…

1880

Aesthetic-style, floral stripe design, 1880

Aesthetic-style, floral stripe design

1880

Aesthetic-style design, 1860

Aesthetic-style design

1860

All-over floral and foliate pattern, in Aesthetic style, 1880

All-over floral and foliate pattern, in Aesthetic style

1880

Fragmentary wallpapers from sample book, including aesthetic-style and, 1880

Fragmentary wallpapers from sample book, including…

1880

Fragmentary wallpapers from sample book, including aesthetic-style and, 1880

Fragmentary wallpapers from sample book, including…

1880

Aesthetic dense all-over pattern with scattered leaves and large…, 1880

Aesthetic dense all-over pattern with scattered leaves and…

1880

Fragmentary wallpapers from sample book, including aesthetic-style and, 1880

Fragmentary wallpapers from sample book, including…

1880

Fragmentary wallpapers from sample book, including aesthetic-style and, 1880

Fragmentary wallpapers from sample book, including…

1880

Fragmentary wallpapers from sample book, including aesthetic-style and, 1880

Fragmentary wallpapers from sample book, including…

1880

Fragmentary wallpapers from sample book, including aesthetic-style and, 1880

Fragmentary wallpapers from sample book, including…

1880

Fragmentary wallpapers from sample book, including aesthetic-style and, 1880

Fragmentary wallpapers from sample book, including…

1880

Fragmentary wallpapers from sample book, including aesthetic-style and, 1880

Fragmentary wallpapers from sample book, including…

1880

Fragmentary wallpapers from sample book, including aesthetic-style and, 1880

Fragmentary wallpapers from sample book, including…

1880

Fragmentary wallpapers from sample book, including aesthetic-style and, 1880

Fragmentary wallpapers from sample book, including…

1880

Fragmentary wallpapers from sample book, including aesthetic-style and, 1880

Fragmentary wallpapers from sample book, including…

1880

Fragmentary wallpapers from sample book, including aesthetic-style and, 1880

Fragmentary wallpapers from sample book, including…

1880

Aesthetic style design, 1870

Aesthetic style design

1870

Fragmentary wallpapers from sample book, including aesthetic-style and, 1880

Fragmentary wallpapers from sample book, including…

1880

Fragmentary wallpapers from sample book, including aesthetic-style and, 1880

Fragmentary wallpapers from sample book, including…

1880

Aesthetic all-over pattern with stylized bunches of peony flowers, 1880

Aesthetic all-over pattern with stylized bunches of peony…

1880

Aesthetic all-over pattern with stylized bunches of peony flowers, 1880

Aesthetic all-over pattern with stylized bunches of peony…

1880

Aesthetic style design with dense all-over pattern of foliage with…, 1880

Aesthetic style design with dense all-over pattern of…

1880

Aesthetic-style design, all-over floral and foliette pattern, printed…, 1880

Aesthetic-style design, all-over floral and foliette…

1880

Aesthetic-style design, imitating textile, 1870

Aesthetic-style design, imitating textile

1870

Aesthetic style design, 1880

Aesthetic style design

1880

Aesthetic dense all-over pattern of meadow flowers with leaves and…, 1880

Aesthetic dense all-over pattern of meadow flowers with…

1880

Aesthetic dense all-over pattern with stylized flowering vine…, 1880

Aesthetic dense all-over pattern with stylized flowering…

1880

Aesthetic style design with dense all-over pattern of foliage with…, 1880

Aesthetic style design with dense all-over pattern of…

1880

Aesthetic style design with dense all-over pattern of foliage with…, 1880

Aesthetic style design with dense all-over pattern of…

1880

Aesthetic style design with dense all-over pattern of foliage with…, 1880

Aesthetic style design with dense all-over pattern of…

1880

Aesthetic dense all-over pattern of exotic foliage including a palm…, 1880

Aesthetic dense all-over pattern of exotic foliage…

1880

Red and white flowers and leaves on tan, 1870

Red and white flowers and leaves on tan

1870

Aesthetic all-over pattern of scattered bunches of flowers and leafy…, 1880

Aesthetic all-over pattern of scattered bunches of flowers…

1880

Aesthetic style design with dense all-over pattern consisting of…, 1880

Aesthetic style design with dense all-over pattern…

1880

Aesthetic style, floral pattern printed in shades of ochre with floral, 1880

Aesthetic style, floral pattern printed in shades of ochre…

1880

Aesthetic-style design, 1880

Aesthetic-style design

1880

Red and cream squares, curves and conventionalized flowers, 1870

Red and cream squares, curves and conventionalized flowers

1870

Aesthetic style design, 1879

Aesthetic style design

1879

Aesthetic-style design, 1870

Aesthetic-style design

1870

Aesthetic-style paper with leaves and trellis, 1879

Aesthetic-style paper with leaves and trellis

1879

Fragmentary wallpapers from sample book, including aesthetic-style and, 1880

Fragmentary wallpapers from sample book, including…

1880

Fragmentary wallpapers from sample book, including aesthetic-style and, 1880

Fragmentary wallpapers from sample book, including…

1880

Fragmentary wallpapers from sample book, including aesthetic-style and, 1880

Fragmentary wallpapers from sample book, including…

1880

Fragmentary wallpapers from sample book, including aesthetic-style and, 1880

Fragmentary wallpapers from sample book, including…

1880

Fragmentary wallpapers from sample book, including aesthetic-style and, 1880

Fragmentary wallpapers from sample book, including…

1880

Fragmentary wallpapers from sample book, including aesthetic-style and, 1880

Fragmentary wallpapers from sample book, including…

1880

Fragmentary wallpapers from sample book, including aesthetic-style and, 1880

Fragmentary wallpapers from sample book, including…

1880

Fragmentary wallpapers from sample book, including aesthetic-style and, 1880

Fragmentary wallpapers from sample book, including…

1880

Fragmentary wallpapers from sample book, including aesthetic-style and, 1880

Fragmentary wallpapers from sample book, including…

1880

Fragmentary wallpapers from sample book, including aesthetic-style and, 1880

Fragmentary wallpapers from sample book, including…

1880

Fragmentary wallpapers from sample book, including aesthetic-style and, 1880

Fragmentary wallpapers from sample book, including…

1880

Fragmentary wallpapers from sample book, including aesthetic-style and, 1880

Fragmentary wallpapers from sample book, including…

1880

Fragmentary wallpapers from sample book, including aesthetic-style and, 1880

Fragmentary wallpapers from sample book, including…

1880

Fragmentary wallpapers from sample book, including aesthetic-style and, 1880

Fragmentary wallpapers from sample book, including…

1880

Stylized floral or pomegranate design printed ti imitate a textile, 1880

Stylized floral or pomegranate design printed ti imitate a…

1880

Fragmentary wallpapers from sample book, including aesthetic-style and, 1880

Fragmentary wallpapers from sample book, including…

1880

Fragmentary wallpapers from sample book, including aesthetic-style and, 1880

Fragmentary wallpapers from sample book, including…

1880

Fragmentary wallpapers from sample book, including aesthetic-style and, 1880

Fragmentary wallpapers from sample book, including…

1880

Fragmentary wallpapers from sample book, including aesthetic-style and, 1880

Fragmentary wallpapers from sample book, including…

1880

Fragmentary wallpapers from sample book, including aesthetic-style and, 1880

Fragmentary wallpapers from sample book, including…

1880

Fragmentary wallpapers from sample book, including aesthetic-style and, 1880

Fragmentary wallpapers from sample book, including…

1880

Fragmentary wallpapers from sample book, including aesthetic-style and, 1880

Fragmentary wallpapers from sample book, including…

1880

Fragmentary wallpapers from sample book, including aesthetic-style and, 1880

Fragmentary wallpapers from sample book, including…

1880

Fragmentary wallpapers from sample book, including aesthetic-style and, 1880

Fragmentary wallpapers from sample book, including…

1880

Fragmentary wallpapers from sample book, including aesthetic-style and, 1880

Fragmentary wallpapers from sample book, including…

1880

Fragmentary wallpapers from sample book, including aesthetic-style and, 1880

Fragmentary wallpapers from sample book, including…

1880

Fragmentary wallpapers from sample book, including aesthetic-style and, 1880

Fragmentary wallpapers from sample book, including…

1880

Fragmentary wallpapers from sample book, including aesthetic-style and, 1880

Fragmentary wallpapers from sample book, including…

1880

Fragmentary wallpapers from sample book, including aesthetic-style and, 1880

Fragmentary wallpapers from sample book, including…

1880

Fragmentary wallpapers from sample book, including aesthetic-style and, 1880

Fragmentary wallpapers from sample book, including…

1880

Fragmentary wallpapers from sample book, including aesthetic-style and, 1880

Fragmentary wallpapers from sample book, including…

1880

Fragmentary wallpapers from sample book, including aesthetic-style and, 1880

Fragmentary wallpapers from sample book, including…

1880

Fragmentary wallpapers from sample book, including aesthetic-style and, 1880

Fragmentary wallpapers from sample book, including…

1880

Fragmentary wallpapers from sample book, including aesthetic-style and, 1880

Fragmentary wallpapers from sample book, including…

1880

Fragmentary wallpapers from sample book, including aesthetic-style and, 1880

Fragmentary wallpapers from sample book, including…

1880

Fragmentary wallpapers from sample book, including aesthetic-style and, 1880

Fragmentary wallpapers from sample book, including…

1880

Aesthetic style design, very stylized and flat floral motifs and…, 1870

Aesthetic style design, very stylized and flat floral…

1870

Fragmentary wallpapers from sample book, including aesthetic-style and, 1880

Fragmentary wallpapers from sample book, including…

1880

Fragmentary wallpapers from sample book, including aesthetic-style and, 1880

Fragmentary wallpapers from sample book, including…

1880

Fragmentary wallpapers from sample book, including aesthetic-style and, 1880

Fragmentary wallpapers from sample book, including…

1880

Fragmentary wallpapers from sample book, including aesthetic-style and, 1880

Fragmentary wallpapers from sample book, including…

1880

Fragmentary wallpapers from sample book, including aesthetic-style and, 1880

Fragmentary wallpapers from sample book, including…

1880

Fragmentary wallpapers from sample book, including aesthetic-style and, 1880

Fragmentary wallpapers from sample book, including…

1880

Fragmentary wallpapers from sample book, including aesthetic-style and, 1880

Fragmentary wallpapers from sample book, including…

1880

Vaguely Aesthetic Movement pattern repeated in off-set columns, 1880

Vaguely Aesthetic Movement pattern repeated in off-set…

1880

Fragmentary wallpapers from sample book, including aesthetic-style and, 1880

Fragmentary wallpapers from sample book, including…

1880

Fragmentary wallpapers from sample book, including aesthetic-style and, 1880

Fragmentary wallpapers from sample book, including…

1880

Aesthetic pattern, all-over design of small-scale flowers on red,…, 1870

Aesthetic pattern, all-over design of small-scale flowers…

1870

Fragmentary wallpapers from sample book, including aesthetic-style and, 1880

Fragmentary wallpapers from sample book, including…

1880

Fragmentary wallpapers from sample book, including aesthetic-style and, 1880

Fragmentary wallpapers from sample book, including…

1880

Fragmentary wallpapers from sample book, including aesthetic-style and, 1880

Fragmentary wallpapers from sample book, including…

1880

Aesthetic style design, 1879

Aesthetic style design

1879

Aesthetic-style design of dense all-over large-scale sprouting daisies, 1880

Aesthetic-style design of dense all-over large-scale…

1880

Aesthetic all-over pattern of stylized leafy vines with small bunches…, 1880

Aesthetic all-over pattern of stylized leafy vines with…

1880

Aesthetic style design of dense all-over foliage with large fanciful…, 1880

Aesthetic style design of dense all-over foliage with large…

1880

Aesthetic or Anglo-Japanesque pattern with overlapping geometric…, 1880

Aesthetic or Anglo-Japanesque pattern with overlapping…

1880

Aesthetic all-over pattern of bunches of wildflowers, 1880

Aesthetic all-over pattern of bunches of wildflowers

1880

Aesthetic rectilinear pattern, 1880

Aesthetic rectilinear pattern

1880

Aesthetic style, 1870

Aesthetic style

1870

Aesthetic all-over pattern of sprigs of roses and other flowers, 1880

Aesthetic all-over pattern of sprigs of roses and other…

1880

Aesthetic or Anglo-Japanesque pattern with overlapping geometric…, 1880

Aesthetic or Anglo-Japanesque pattern with overlapping…

1880

Aesthetic-style design, 1870

Aesthetic-style design

1870

Aesthetic all-over pattern of scattered lily-like flowers and ears of…, 1880

Aesthetic all-over pattern of scattered lily-like flowers…

1880

Aesthetic dense all-over pattern of scattered sprigs of flowers and…, 1880

Aesthetic dense all-over pattern of scattered sprigs of…

1880

Aesthetic pattern with motif of flowering vine with several varieties…, 1880

Aesthetic pattern with motif of flowering vine with several…

1880

Aesthetic pattern of scattered floral motifs stylized like snowflakes…, 1880

Aesthetic pattern of scattered floral motifs stylized like…

1880

On embossed metallic gold ground, tangle of foliage in gray and white, 1880

On embossed metallic gold ground, tangle of foliage in gray…

1880

Aesthetic all-over pattern with motif of flowering vine with several…, 1880

Aesthetic all-over pattern with motif of flowering vine…

1880

Aesthetic-style all-over pattern of large fanciful flowers with…, 1880

Aesthetic-style all-over pattern of large fanciful flowers…

1880

Aesthetic style design with dense all-over pattern of vines…, 1880

Aesthetic style design with dense all-over pattern of vines…

1880

Fragment of Aesthetic all-over pattern of stylized, fanciful flowers…, 1880

Fragment of Aesthetic all-over pattern of stylized,…

1880

Aesthetic all-over pattern of scattered highly-stylized branches…, 1880

Aesthetic all-over pattern of scattered highly-stylized…

1880

Aesthetic Japonesque all-over pattern of scattered,…, 1880

Aesthetic Japonesque all-over pattern of scattered,…

1880

Aesthetic pattern with two alternating columns of motifs, 1880

Aesthetic pattern with two alternating columns of motifs

1880

All-over Aesthetic pattern of enlarged, highly-stylized sprigs of…, 1880

All-over Aesthetic pattern of enlarged, highly-stylized…

1880

Aesthetic neo-Gothic pattern of a stylized eight-petaled flower with…, 1880

Aesthetic neo-Gothic pattern of a stylized eight-petaled…

1880

Aesthetic neo-Renaissance all-over pattern of scattered bulb-like…, 1880

Aesthetic neo-Renaissance all-over pattern of scattered…

1880

Aesthetic style pattern with single-motif diamond-shaped repeat of…, 1880

Aesthetic style pattern with single-motif diamond-shaped…

1880

Horizontal rectangle giving a complete width, 1880

Horizontal rectangle giving a complete width

1880

In the Aesthetic style, stylized foliage and floral motifs set within…, 1870

In the Aesthetic style, stylized foliage and floral motifs…

1870

Aesthetic style design containing two vertical patterns repeated in…, 1880

Aesthetic style design containing two vertical patterns…

1880

Aesthetic style design, 1880

Aesthetic style design

1880

Aesthetic style design, 1880

Aesthetic style design

1880

Aesthetic pattern with two columns of motifs alternately repeated, 1880

Aesthetic pattern with two columns of motifs alternately…

1880

Aesthetic-style design, with chrysanthemums and other flowers,…, 1880

Aesthetic-style design, with chrysanthemums and other…

1880

Aesthetic or Anglo-Japanesque-style design, with stylized flowers and…, 1880

Aesthetic or Anglo-Japanesque-style design, with stylized…

1880

In the Aesthetic style, stylized plant and floral motifs with…, 1870

In the Aesthetic style, stylized plant and floral motifs…

1870

Rip Van Winkle, 1892

Rip Van Winkle

1892

All-over floral pattern, printed in dark blue with red, light blue…, 1879

All-over floral pattern, printed in dark blue with red,…

1879

Aesthetic style design with all-over pattern of leaves and branches…, 1880

Aesthetic style design with all-over pattern of leaves and…

1880

Many small pieces of two different designs, 1870

Many small pieces of two different designs

1870

The House that Jack Built, 1886

The House that Jack Built

1886

Aesthetic or Anglo-Japanesque pattern with overlapping geometric…, 1880

Aesthetic or Anglo-Japanesque pattern with overlapping…

1880

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