Wallpaper

Maker & role
Unknown, Maker
 Production date
circa 1895
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Object detail

Collection
Caroline Simpson Library & Research Collection
Measurements
0 - Whole, L: 51 x W: 39cm (L: 510 x W: 390mm)
Credit line
Gift, 1992
Caroline Simpson Library & Research Collection, Museums of History New South Wales
Caption
Wallpaper fragment, circa 1895
Description
This wallpaper has been varnished and has consequently yellowed and darkened with age. Varnishing wallpapers was standard practice in this period, usually carried out in situ by the decorator but sometimes purchased pre-varnished at extra cost. This made the paper more resistant to stains and easier to wipe down if marked. Varnishing wallpaper became particularly popular in a late 19th century society that was increasingly concerned with health and cleaniless issues in the home.

Used in a terrace house in Paddington, Sydney.
Accession number
L92/58-1:3

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