In France since 1797, Zuber claims to be the last factory in the world to produce woodblock printed wallpapers and furnishing fabrics. Zuber uses the original woodblocks (more than 100,000) engraved from the XVII -- XIX century and is classified as an "Historical Monument". Zuber Cie's panoramic wallpapers include Vue de l'Amérique du Nord, Eldorado, Hindoustan, les Guerres d´Independence , and Isola Bella.

In the 1930 restoration of Bloomsbury, Mr and Mrs John Weeks selected Isola Bella for the front North parlor. At some point a resident believed he could wash the panels. The resulting damage,

thankfully confined to one panel, can be seen here:

The paper was torn; pulled from the wall and then glued with superglue (of all things); and, the original paint was washed away!

One of the summer 2009 restoration projects was the front parlor. With the parlor completely emptied and with great care and talent, the room was completely painted. It took the Gary Hunter painting team more than 80 hours to paint the room. Following the restaging of the room, Taraworth of Washington DC was employed to restore the panel above the door. The amazing result is a beautiful panel which flows with the original works. Perhaps with Tarawoth's restoration, the Zuber paper will withstand another 80 years!

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