Little Greene - New Bond Street - Burnish - Wallpaper
 
Based on one of the oldest surviving documents in the wallpaper archive, this fragment from an embossed leather wall hanging actually predates wallpaper. Panels of embossed and painted leather, usually with a floral pattern, were popular, though expensive, modes of decoration in the late-16th and 17th centuries. These panels were sewn together to create large-scale decorative hangings, much in the same way that drops of wallpaper are hung side-by-side to create a much more impressive statement.

Wallpaper Collection: London Wallpapers V
 
Repeat: 46cm, (18.1″)
 
Roll Length: 10.05m, (11 yds)
 
Roll Width: 52cm, (20.5″)
 
Washability: Washable
 
Application: Paste the Wall