Jonathan Scarth the Younger (1704-1745) Jonathan Scarth the younger was born at his parents’ house in George Yard on Tower Hill on 31 May…
Jonathan Scarth the Elder (1668–1743) Jonathan Scarth was born into a Whitby, Yorkshire, family of Quaker merchants and mariners. He married Ann Warren (1670–1746)…
Many experts consider Chinese wallpaper to be a defining feature of the British country house interior. According to Oliver Impey, it is one of the…
Concluding Remarks: Afterlife Chinese wallpaper illustrates the myriad ways in which East India Company trade, employment and politics pervaded British social and cultural life, shaping…
The Importance of Gifts There was another route which Chinese wallpaper took from the workshops of Canton to the country houses of Britain. The…
The Russells and their Chinese Wallpaper The associations of the Russells and the East India Company cover six generations from the 1st to the 6th…
East India Company Family Connections There are many examples of Chinese wallpaper in the British country house. The on-going National Trust Chinese Wallpaper Project has…
An Elusive Object At all stages of its existence Chinese wallpaper has proved elusive. Although the Chinese pioneered the making of paper, c.105 AD they…
Chinese Wallpaper: An Elusive Element in the British Country House By Helen Clifford Please note that this case study was first published on blogs.ucl.ac.uk/eicah in…
Chinese porcelain services specially commissioned by individuals and families to include their coats of arms within the decorative scheme were distinctly fashionable and popular in…
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