ABSTRACT
The tapestries, the frescoes, the encaustics, the panelling – however varied and interesting in many respects they may be – all yield to paper-hanging, when taken in illustration of the general mode adopted in this country for decorating the walls of a room. As the art of preparing them became developed, different varieties were introduced to suit the means and taste of the different purchasers. The most costly variety is that in which painting is combined with paper-staining: there are wooden blocks carved representing in relief the outlines of the figure or device; an impression is taken from these blocks, and the device is filled in by painting with a pencil. Many varieties of paper-hanging are made differing in some of the details from that noticed, such as “satin papers”, “flock papers”, “striped papers” “blended papers,” “gold papers,” “washable papers”.
