Wallpaper
Maker & role
Watts & Co. Ltd (estab. 1874), Manufacturer
Production date
circa 1980
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Object detail
Title
Rose and Fleur de Lys
Production place
Measurements
0 - Whole, L: 86.8 x W: 57cm (L: 868 x W: 570mm); Pattern repeat, L: 43.5 x W: 35.5cm (L: 435 x W: 355mm)
Signature & marks
Handwritten on reverse: "PUGIN ROSE & FLEUR DE LYS \ HAND BLOCKED \ (LEFT HAND ROLL)"
Paper label printed in red: "MESSR \ WATTS & CO \ regret that under no circumstances are able to accept cancellation or return of \ wallpapers printed to order", also "From WATTS & Co Limited \ 7 Tufton Street, Westminster, London, SW1 P3Q"
Handwritten on reverse: "Watts collection of Pugin designs were not registered until after Pugin's death in 1852. They were part of a registration of designs submitted on 25th April 1874."
Paper label printed in red: "MESSR \ WATTS & CO \ regret that under no circumstances are able to accept cancellation or return of \ wallpapers printed to order", also "From WATTS & Co Limited \ 7 Tufton Street, Westminster, London, SW1 P3Q"
Handwritten on reverse: "Watts collection of Pugin designs were not registered until after Pugin's death in 1852. They were part of a registration of designs submitted on 25th April 1874."
Credit line
Gift, Ian and Miriam Hamilton, 2000
Caroline Simpson Library & Research Collection, Museums of History New South Wales
Caroline Simpson Library & Research Collection, Museums of History New South Wales
Caption
Wallpaper sample featuring a rose and fleur de lys design, Watts & Co Ltd, England, c1980
Description
This Gothic-revival reproduction wallpaper is an example of a small series designed by A.W.N. Pugin for domestic residences. It has been reproduced from a design dating from the mid-nineteenth century, and originally manufactured by Scott, Cuthbertson & Co of Chelsea, England. This is one of five samples in the collection which were sent by the manufacturer to a prospective client in c 1980. See L2000/5 to L2000/9.
Accession number
L2000/8
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