Arabesque-style Chinoiserie

Victorian Wallpaper • 1773

Arabesque-style Chinoiserie, 1773

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Arabesque-style Chinoiserie. Alternating motifs in orange and dark green; pergola hung with bells played by man and boy in Chinese costume, surrounded by foliage and supporting floral and fruit festoons; an urn filled with flowers and scrolled acanthus. Printed on deep blue ground. Vertical rectangle of joined sheets of paper. Block printed on handmade paper