LITTLE GREENE Tapete - Massingberd Blossom - Yellow National Trust Papers I London Wallpapers IV

London Wallpapers IV

particularly at a time when block printing was considered a status symbol

In keeping with Color Drenching

here in Sage Green

This design was then machine printed on cellulose paper in the late 19th century

LITTLE GREENE Tapete - Massingberd Blossom - Yellow National Trust Papers I London Wallpapers IVThe Massingberd Blossom wallpaper from Little Greene, here in the yellow version, is inspired by a wallpaper that was already wallpapered at the Gunby Hall country estate in Lincolnshire at the beginning of the 20th century. The floral pattern reflects the era's passion for Far Eastern design. The numerous intertwined flowers and birds are elements commonly found in early Chinoiserie. Thanks to the traditional surface printing, the wallpaper has a