Wallpaper
Maker & role
Unknown, Maker
Production date
1860s-1890s
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Measurements
0 - Whole, L: 123.5 x W: 36.8cm (L: 1235 x W: 368mm); Pattern repeat, L: 45.5 x W: 17.5cm (L: 455 x W: 175mm)
Credit line
Gift, NSW Government Architect, Public Works Department, circa 1987
Caroline Simpson Library & Research Collection, Museums of History New South Wales
Caroline Simpson Library & Research Collection, Museums of History New South Wales
Caption
Wallpaper, c1860s-90s
Description
A section of wallpaper in imitation of timber, typically used in halls, dining rooms and offices in the mid to late 19th century. Imitation timber wallpaper was usually varnished to protect it from damage and allow for easier cleaning. While it enjoyed particular popularity in this period, imitation timber wallpaper did not go out of fashion completely, experiencing a revival of interest in the 1930s and 40s.
This is one of a collection of over 80 wallpaper fragments retrieved from the walls of the NSW Parliament House, Macquarie Street Sydney. The papers were removed by the NSW Department of Public Works during restoration work in the late 1970s and early 1980s. The papers date over about a 100 year period, from the 1850s to 1950s, and vary substantially in decoration and quality as they come from rooms ranging from the Legislative Council Chamber to small staff offices. This fragment comes from a first floor office above the main Macquarie Street entrance.
This is one of a collection of over 80 wallpaper fragments retrieved from the walls of the NSW Parliament House, Macquarie Street Sydney. The papers were removed by the NSW Department of Public Works during restoration work in the late 1970s and early 1980s. The papers date over about a 100 year period, from the 1850s to 1950s, and vary substantially in decoration and quality as they come from rooms ranging from the Legislative Council Chamber to small staff offices. This fragment comes from a first floor office above the main Macquarie Street entrance.
Accession number
L91/32-1
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