ABSTRACT

Oxburgh Hall in Norfolk is used to provide a case study of what wallpaper analysis can tell us about the history and development of interiors and the current status of methods, sources, collections and limitations of wallpaper analysis in the UK. Wallpaper might be described as a kind of ‘vertical archaeology’ offering insight into layers of historical decoration of rooms and buildings. The history of wallpaper has tended to be marginalised in the study of historic interiors and decorative wall surfaces, partly because it is often lost from its original location. This paper considers the major British collections that can be used for investigating wallpapers, highlighting in particular the use of the Cowtan Order Books at the Victoria and Albert Museum.

摘要

诺福克的 Oxburgh Hall 提供了一个案例研究，说明墙纸分析可以告诉我们室内设计的历史和发展，以及英国墙纸分析的方法、来源、收藏和局限性的现状。墙纸可以被描述为一种“垂直考古学”，它提供了对房间和建筑物历史装饰层的洞察力。在历史室内装饰和装饰墙面的研究中，墙纸的历史往往被边缘化，部分原因是它经常从原来的位置丢失。本文考虑了可用于研究壁纸的主要英国藏品，特别强调了维多利亚和阿尔伯特博物馆 Cowtan Order Books 的使用。