Wallpaper

About this item

Title

Wallpaper

Content partner

Museum of New Zealand Te Papa Tongarewa

Collection

Te Papa Collections Online

Description

This sample of wallpaper is part of a larger collection that came from an interior decorating business in Wellington started by Gordon Weeber in 1919, and carried on by his son Ray into the 1970s.It was made by Wallpapers Manufacturers Ltd (WPM), founded in 1899 when 31 British wallpaper manufacturers joined forces. The WPM quickly came to dominate the market with its mass-produced and affordable papers.Floral and leaf patterns with autumn tints like this one were popular in many New Zealand ...

Read more

Format

Image

Date created

1931

Creator

Wall Paper Manufacturers Ltd.

URL

https://collections.tepapa.govt.nz/object/727480

Related subjects

paper / ink / wallpapers / Wellington / England

What is the copyright status of this item?

Share, Modify, Use commercially

See below for specifics about how you may use this item.

More Information

Museum of New Zealand Te Papa Tongarewa has this to say about the rights status of this item:

No Known Copyright Restrictions

What can I do with this item?

You must always check with Museum of New Zealand Te Papa Tongarewa to confirm the specific terms of use, but this is our understanding:

Non-infringing use

NZ Copyright law does not prevent every use of a copyright work. You should consider what you can and cannot do with a copyright work.

Share it

This item is suitable for copying and sharing with others, without further permission.

Modify it

This item is suitable for modifying, remixing and building upon, without further permission.

Use it commercially

This item is suitable for commercial use, without further permission.