Michael Crick Smith

Elizabeth Gaskells House

Element Scheme Number Later modern schemes not shown. Scheme 10 later C20th

All Joinery

Wall faces

Cornices

Ceiling bed

Off-white alkyd oil paint

Lost wallpaper scheme below picture rail. Off white alkyd oil paint above. Lost wallpaper scheme below picture rail. Off white alkyd oil paint above. 7th paper; grey and cream art deco design.

Off white alkyd emulsion paint

Lining paper with off white alkyd emulsion paint

Scheme 9 post 1950 (alkyd paint) Scheme 8 early C20th

Off-white alkyd oil paint

Off white alkyd emulsion paint

Lining paper with off white alkyd emulsion paint

Off-white lead oil paint

Off white lead oil paint

Lost ceiling paper scheme

Scheme 7 (c.1900)
Scheme 6 (pre 1897) Shown in historic photograph. Scheme 5 (c.1880s) (After Williams death)

Cream zinc based oil paint

Pale blue lead oil paint

6th paper; green art nouveau. Produced c.1890/ early C20th.

5th paper; Green foliate patterned wallpaper (William Morris Willow Bough?) In 1897 photograph. 4th paper; Cream and grey floral design (the red border may also be of this period.) Produced 1870/90. 3rd paper; Ochre, grey and cream design. Produced 1860/70. 2nd paper; Ochre, black and cream fleur de lys. Produced 1840/60.

Cream zinc based oil paint

Cream lead oil paint with blue/ green oil paint picking out

Lost ceiling paper scheme

Embossed paper as seen in 1897 photograph. Possible over painted.

Mid grey/ green oil paint with varnish applied over it.

Pale cream oil paint with pale blue oil paint picking out

Pale cream lead oil paint

Scheme 4 (1860s) Later E. Gaskell period. Scheme 3 (1850s) Early E. Gaskell period.

Cream lead oil paint. (No gilding.) Cream lead oil paint with gilded mouldings.

Cream lead oil paint (no gilding) Cream and pale grey lead oil paints with gilding (some retained from previous schemes) No redecoration . Scheme 1 retained (heavy dirt layer)

Cream lead oil paint Cream lead oil paint

Scheme 2. Not a true scheme but a refresh of scheme 1.

Cream lead oil paint with varnish applied over it. Repeat of scheme 1, some retouching.

Scheme 1 wallpaper retained.

Pale cream lead oil paint

Scheme 1 (c.1835) Earliest scheme.

Substrate

Cream lead oil paint with varnish applied over it.

Softwood

1st paper; Ochre coloured gothic print. Produced 1830/50.

Lime plaster

Pale cream lead oil paint with gilding

Fine plaster

Pale cream lead oil paint

Lime plaster

The location of samples 8 and 10 from the Drawing Room