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 ...

This week’s column is presented as a public service to owners of Aspen’s Victorian homes. If you haven’t been feeling well, especially after sleeping in a bedroom with green wallpaper, ask your doctor ...

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 ...

But 150 years ago, in Victorian Britain, it would have expressed an unfortunate truth. Wallpaper of the day was colored with a vibrant pigment called Scheele’s Green. Victorians loved their ...