Historical information

Part of a collection of historic wallpapers collected by Phyllis Murphy, most of whose wallpapers were donated to the collection of Historic Houses Sydney. This wallpaper sample, annotated and encased in mylar was used by Phyllis for educational purposes, and donated by her son to Villa Alba Museum's collection in 2025.

Physical description

c.1860s hand-finished imitation marble wallpaper. Background was either machine printed or floated onto the paper. The floating process involved floating oil-based paints on a liquid surface and then lifting the pattern onto the paper. This created the unique, somewhat random swirls.

Inscriptions & markings

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