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This mid 15th century forest design was discovered in a house in Halifax in 1901. Unfortunately the house fell into ruin shortly afterwards and the painting was lost foreve The scene depicts a forest floor richly studded with clusters of small flowers. In amongst the trees are creatures modelled on those found in the popular medieval bestiaries. This style of wall painting, reminiscent of tapestries, was found all over Britain. The design is now available printed on luxurious velvet (shown on sofa) and on linen.

Melissa White is a mural artist specialising in Elizabethan painted decoration. Our Elizabethan ancestors employed local craftsmen to brightly decorate their homes with beautiful hand painted designs. Most of these paintings have been lost over the years but fortunately some survive today, often discovered during renovations or behind panelling in vernacular buildings. Melissa and her creative partner, David Cutmore, an expert in Elizabethan wallpainting, have reproduced these stunning designs for many private clients as well as for public buildings such as Shakespeare’s Birthplace and...

“Most of the designs in this Collection were buried treasures, lying dormant for over 400 years” Melissa Whit

left Background & foreground Wallpaper Verdure Tapestry Green 310431 Rolls from left Merchant House Stripe Green 310461, Sussex Sprig Sandstone 310453, Filigree Norsk Blue 310447, Saffron Walden Border Charcoal 310439, Mille Fleurs Silver 310442, Fairfax Silver 310450, Saffron Walden Tracery Charcoal 310483 right Hangings from left Arden Red 320478, Verdure Tapestry Green (wallpaper) 310431, Saffron Walden Gold 320487, Verdure Tapestry Green (fabric) 320465 Sofa Arden Red 320478 Footstool Glyndebourne Pewter GLY01029 with Cord Trim in Citrus TMG08015 Cushions Saffron Walden, Gold 320487,...

Sofa Saffron Walden Charcoal 320485 Curtains Canterbury Gesso 320474 Cushions on Sofa from left zoffany Linen Linden LIN01024, Glyndebourne Pewter GLY01029, Arden Pewter 320475, Saffron Walden Gold 320487, zoffany Linen Mole LIN01001 with piping and button in Glyndebourne Pewter GLY01029 Footstool Glyndebourne Pewter GLY01029 with Cord Trim in Citrus TMG08015 Painted Walls Dove

The house in Canterbury where this Elizabethan multivine was discovered was demolished long ago but the painted wall was rescued and, following restoration, put on view in the Museum of Canterbury in 2010. This multivine design is laden with symbolism and features local fruit and flowers (shown on curtains left). right Wallpaper Saffron Walden Tracery charcoal 310483 border in Saffron Walden Charcoal 310439 Chairs Mica Ivory MIC01001 piped in zoffany Linen Soot LIN01029 Cushions from left Saffron Walden Gold 320487, Saffron Walden Charcoal 320485, Glyndebourne Ivory GLY01024 with Tassel &...

This extremely rare wall painting can still be seen in The Merchant’s House in Marlborough built in the mid-17th century by Thomas Bayly, a silk merchant. The design appears in the dining room and probably represents a striped silk. Printed on wide width wallpaper it looks stunning hung vertically or horizontally (shown this page and far right). Wallpaper Merchant House Stripe Green 310461 Cushions Glyndebourne Dark Blue VEL02011,Verdure Tapestry Green 320465 with Tassel & bead Fringe Teal TMG05006 Painted Woodwork Linen

1. The dining room in The Merchant’s House in Marlborough, Wiltshire, provided the inspiration for the design Merchant House Stripe. It was painted with vertical stripes in bands 14” wide over a dark green background spaced equally around the room from floor to ceiling and covering even the doors. The design, dating from 1665 was hidden for centuries and re-discovered in 1991 is believed to be unique in this country. It was probably inspired by silk wall-hangings imported by Thomas Bayly from the Netherlands. 2. A detail of the painted wall and door in the dining room in The Merchant’s...

-iierktt- This design is based on a late 17th' century painted cloth. At the peak of their popularity^these “stayned” linen cloths were nailed on walls, floor to ceiling around entire rooms. Very few survive due to their fragile nature. The subject matter included religious themes, hunting scenes or pictorial scenes such as this lush pastoral landscape. Verdure has been digitally printed onto 137 cms wide wallpaper and is also available printed on 100% linen. WALLPAPERVERDURE TAPESTRY GREEN 310431

Mille Fleurs, meaning a thousand flowers, is one of the most beautiful examples of wall painting in Melissa & David’s archive. It appears to represent silk hangings with gold thread. You can see a replica of this design painted by Melissa and David in Shakespeare’s Birthplace Museum in Stratford-upon-Avon. It is now printed on wide width wallpaper and is also available as a beautiful embroidered fabric (shown below). Painted Woodwork Prussian above Wallpaper Mille Fleurs Silver 310442 Wall Panel Mille Fleurs Charcoal 330481 with border in zoffany Linen Pineapple LIN01004 Cushions Knole...

“My hope is that the Arden Collection will celebrate a forgotten moment in history, revealing how the Collection ordinary folk were decorated.” Melissa “My hope is that the Arden interiors ofwill celebrate a forgotten moment in White history, revealing how the interiors of ordinary folk were decorated.” Melissa White This Renaissance design is taken from a rare block printed fabric and very little is known of its origin. It has been printed to imitate the worn effect of the orig

As individuals prospered, they could afford to install oak panelling in their homes. In the 16th century it was fashionable to paint over the oak and apply designs such as this gilded filigree motif. Filigree is printed by rotary screen with a badger brush which creates a random stripe (shown below). Cinquefoils is a design steeped in ancient history. The Cinquefoils motif, a derivation of the classical acanthus leaf, has taken many forms over the years. This linen print captures the transparency of Melissa’s painted canvas perfectly. A small sprig motif from the design has been used in the...