LITTLE GREENE Tapete - Richmond Green - Dorcas Fooddesign die Ende des 19

die Ende des 19

width 34cm

This lovely design was then machine printed onto cellulose paper in the late 19th century

Their manufacturing technique made the wallpaper appear more expensive than it actually was

uses only one print color and yet has a delicate elegance

LITTLE GREENE Tapete - Richmond Green - Dorcas Fooddesign die Ende des 19The surviving example of this 19th century wallpaper was not found on the walls of a chic terraced house in Richmond, but in a container outside during a renovation in 1989, which does not correspond to the quality of this wallpaper at all. The execution of this delicate Tudor rose is typical of many designs made in the late 19th century in the style of William Morris. Little Greene printed it in two authentic color combinations of the Arts and Crafts