New vibrant green, leaf-patterned replica wallpaper is to be hung in the Dining Parlour - where Jane Austen’s writing table holds pride of place.
Created by specialists in historic and reproduction wallpapers, Hamilton Weston Wallpapers, the design is based on a wallpaper fragment found inside a cupboard in the Dining Parlour and can be dated to the period when the Austens were living at the cottage.
From 16 - 19 September, Museum visitors will be able to observe the room’s transformation as the wallpaper is being installed and afterwards can experience the fully finished result, thanks to generous support from the National Lottery Heritage Fund Collecting Cultures scheme and the Jane Austen Society of North America (Washington, DC, Metropolitan Region).
