Wellcome Library, London Mary Magdalene (c. 1859) by Frederick Sandys has a background of fashionable emerald green Victorian wallpaper, which very likely would have contained arsenic. Delaware ...

While rich green wallpaper enhanced by arsenic was popular according to the RISD Museum, the much safer pink was often used as an accent in Victorian home design. “Pink hues, such as delicate ...

The title is taken from a dismissive quote by the most famous wallpaper ... steadfast green. The pigment could also be mixed to create bright yellows and rich blues, perfect for the Victorian ...