Two vertical rectangles of joined sheets of paper, with one…

Victorian Wallpaper • 1800

Two vertical rectangles of joined sheets of paper, with one similar…, 1800

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Two vertical rectangles of joined sheets of paper, with one similar and one identical unit of decoration. In the bottom half of each, a pink and green rose wreath, enclosing a diagonally set square in which is a lyre; a palmette at each corner, outside the wreath. In the upper half, a Pompeian framework composed of urns, hanging musical instruments and drapery swags, enclosing grisaille figure groups: a) woman with lyre, attended by putto; b) woman putting a wreath upon a bust of Voltaire, attended by a putto. Block printed on handmade paper