Britannia

Victorian Wallpaper • 1765

Britannia, 1765

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Pillar and arch design. "Britannia" enthroned amidst Corinthian columns, arches and urns. Corinthian columns support alternatively large and small arches. An urn on a pedestal beneath each of the smaller arches. Under larger arches: concave colonnade of Doric columns, topped by a statue of Britannia, facing left, holding spear, resting on shield, printed in black and white on gray ground. Block printed on handmade paper

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