References
- Chinese export papers were usually described as ‘India papers’ because of their association with the East India Company.
- A wallpaper tax was levied on all papers produced between 1736 and 1812 and each sheet was marked with a tax stamp, which can give a broad indication of date. An Act of 1786 imposed stricter controls on the staining of paper, which included both the introduction of the Frame Mark and the Charge Mark. In 1786, a new type of Charge Stamp was introduced to state specifically that duty had been charged on paper stained. Like the Frame Mark, this was applied at both ends of each piece and can be useful in dating paper.
Wallpaper collections
- The Victoria and Albert Museum, London
- Temple Newsam House, Leeds
- The Whitworth Art Gallery, Manchester
- The Public Record Office, Kew
Select bibliography
Books
- Rowell, C. and Robinson, J. M., Uppark Restored, The National Trust, London (1996)
- Oman, C. and Hamilton, J., Wallpapers, Sotheby's, London (1982)
- Dossie, R., The Handmaid to the Arts (second edition), London (1764)
- Hoskins, L. (ed.), The Papered Wall, Thames and Hudson, London (1994)
- Saunders, G., Wallpaper in Interior Decoration, V & A Publications, London (2002)
Journals
- Prosser, L., ‘Conserving and Presenting the Interiors at Kew Palace’, Conservation News, Issue 93, November 2004, pp. 20–2.