[Wallpaper design number forty three, by Messrs. Virchaux & Co. Ground imitating a drapery, shaded and lighted by stripes and ornaments in sections of a circle, printed in grey and white on a lighter grey ground. The center is ornamented with ascending bunches of roses and cape jessamine alternately, on one side a bar ascending composed of pearls, gold colors] – Historic Print
![[Wallpaper design number forty three, by Messrs. Virchaux & Co. Ground imitating a drapery, shaded and lighted by stripes and ornaments in sections of a circle, printed in grey and white on a lighter grey ground. The center is ornamented with ascending bunches of roses and cape jessamine alternately, on one side a bar ascending composed of pearls, gold colors], c1814. — historic drawing](https://images.jameslantos.com/img/b7/b7a0643a360d-L.webp)
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This rare historic drawing captures [Wallpaper design number forty three, by Messrs. Virchaux & Co. Ground imitating a drapery, shaded and lighted by stripes and ornaments in sections of a circle, printed in grey and white on a lighter grey ground. The center is ornamented with ascending bunches of roses and cape jessamine alternately, on one side a bar ascending composed of pearls, gold colors] in remarkable detail. An authentic image from the Library of Congress, it carries the weight of the real historical record.
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[Wallpaper design number forty three, by Messrs. Virchaux & Co. Ground imitating a drapery, shaded and lighted by stripes and ornaments in sections of a circle, printed in grey and white on a lighter grey ground. The center is ornamented with ascending bunches of roses and cape jessamine alternately, on one side a bar ascending composed of pearls, gold colors]
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Design number forty-three, by Messrs. Virchaux & Co., is distinguished by its drapery effect: a light gray ground shaded in circular segments, with rising bunches of roses and cape jessamine alternating across the center and a gold-tinted bar of pearls at one side. Wallpapers of this kind, dated to around 1814, often imitated costly textiles and carved ornament, letting households fashionable in the Empire and Regency styles achieve a richly upholstered look on their walls. The number 710 noted in the record suggests the design belonged to a numbered series from the maker, offered as one pattern among many for customers to choose from.
| Created / published | c1814. |
|---|---|
| Medium | 1 print : color. |
| Genre | Wallpaper 1810-1820.Design drawings 1810-1820.Prints Color 1810-1820. |
| Notes | No. 710. |
| Subjects | Flowers--1810-1820. |
| Source | Library of Congress, Prints and Photographs Division |
| Original scan | 1,144 × 1,464 px · prints to 4 × 5 in at 300 dpi |
| Reference | AMZ-SOTP-HPA-216733 |
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