W. Scott Morton
Wallpaper Sample of "Tynecastle" or "Modelled Canvas"

Wallpaper Sample of "Tynecastle" or "Modelled Canvas"
Wallpaper Sample of "Tynecastle" or "Modelled Canvas"
DesignerScottish, 1840–1903
CultureScottish
Titles
  • Wallpaper Sample of "Tynecastle" or "Modelled Canvas"
Date1874–1920
PlaceEngland
MediumEmbossed linen, mounted on paper
DimensionsOverall: 22 1/4 × 25 3/4 in. (56.5 × 65.4 cm)
Credit LineGift of Mrs. Thomas Ellis
Object number84.742
Non exposé

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Provenance[A.H. Davenport and Company, Boston, until 1934]; [...]; acquired by Mrs. Thomas Ellis, 1950s; given to MFAH, 1984.
Exhibition History“Pattern Repeat: Wallpaper Then and Now,” The Museum of Fine Arts, Houston, November 17, 2013–March 30, 2014.
Inscriptions, Signatures and Marks
verso " 21D "
at edge " W. SCOTT MORTON'S TYNECASTLE CANVAS 1033 "
at other edge " MODELLED CANVAS "

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