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For most of its history wallpaper
has been the poor relation of the decorative arts: because it is fragile,
ephemeral, and easy to replace it has often disappeared from the historical
record. The history of wallpaper has been based largely on those pieces which
have passed into archives and museum collections, supplemented by those papers
that survive in historic buildings, and those represented in pictorial records
of interiors.
Wallpaper has generally been thought
of as background rather than foreground (with some notable exceptions such as
Chinese papers and the early 19th-century French scenic decorations).
Nevertheless, its role in the overall decorative scheme is a vital one, and the
choice of wallpaper affects the mood and style of a room, and may influence the
choice of other furnishings. The wallpaper itself may be indicative of the
function of a room, and will often reflect the age, status or gender of its
inhabitants or habitual occupants. William Morris recognised the importance of
wallpaper when he advised in one of his lectures;
'Whatever you have in your rooms think first of the walls
for they are that which makes your house and home, and if you do not make some
sacrifices in their favour you will find your chambers have a kind of
makeshift, lodging-house look about them…'
Yet divergent opinions about
wallpaper were apparent from the beginning. Some considered it to be
attractive, clean and durable, whereas others regretted that the fashion for
wallpaper had supplanted other methods of wall-decoration. This widespread and
continuing ambivalence towards wallpaper can, to a large extent, be attributed
to wallpaper’s essentially imitative character. It is almost always designed to
look like something else – tapestry, velvet, chintz, silk drapery, linen, wood,
masonry, a mural. For much of its history wallpaper has appeared (at least at
first sight) to be something other than merely printed paper, and as an
affordable substitute for more costly materials it has never quite thrown off
the taint that comes from being a cheap imitation.
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