Stag Trail

This classic Georgian design from the National Trust Papers collection can be seen at Greyfriars, a medieval wooden house in Worcester. Elsie Moore, a 20th-century owner of the property, purchased some unused scrolls from a parish in nearby Pershore and displayed cut-outs from them as framed panels in her pale yellow dining room.

Suspecting that the turquoise pigment in the background might contain arsenic, she wrapped the panels in plain wrapping paper to avoid accidentally poisoning herself and her guests. The holes from the nails she used are still visible today, but the wallpaper is now, thankfully – and risk-free – displayed again.

The scale of the original wallpaper has been reduced for ease of use, while the four colorways include a homage to the original, a traditional interpretation as well as more modern options.