Wallpaper is used in interior decoration to cover the interior walls of domestic and public buildings. It is usually sold in rolls and is applied onto a wall using wallpaper paste. Wallpapers can come
The traditional hand-blocking technique, France in 1877
Hand-painted Chinese wallpaper showing a funeral procession, made for the European market, c. 1780
Sauvages de la Mer Pacifique, panels 1–10 of woodblock printed wallpaper designed by Jean-Gabriel Charvet and manufactured by Joseph Dufour
"Artichoke" wallpaper by Morris and Co, designed by John Henry Dearle
The British literary figure and designer William Morris, a founder of the British Arts and Crafts Movement, was especially known for his wallpaper designs. These were created for the firm he founded w
Jasmine wallpaper (1872) by William Morris
Design for Trellis wallpaper (1862)
Finished Trellis wallpaper printed in 1864