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Such panels were originally made as wallpaper and would have been
intended for the European market. Following the fashion of European
‘chinoiserie’, most of the great houses of Europe had at least one room
decorated with a Chinese paper, either original or imitation and by the
end of the 18th century they could be found in more modest houses.
Although many of the earlier papers were used in state reception or
bedrooms they were eventually considered equally suitable for more
‘feminine’ rooms such as private chambers, boudoirs and bedrooms;
see E.de Bruijn, A.Bush and H.Clifford, Chinese Wallpaper in National
Trust Houses, Swindon, 2014, pp.1-48.

See a set of fifteen Chinese wallpaper panels, 18th century, depicting
similar scenes of daily life, which were sold at Bonhams London, 27
November 2019, lot 30.

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