One of the astonishing touches in the decorative scheme is the inventive, and often deceptive, use of papier-mâché to render flourishes that could be mistaken for stone or wood architectural details. Strawberry Hill was designed to display his collections of fine and decorative art amidst rooms reflecting Gothic aesthetics and his fascination with materials. The grounds and buildings, with their uniquely designed interiors, were the visionary project of writer Horace Walpole, the youngest son of Britain’s first prime minister. As the first Gothic Revival structure in Europe, Strawberry Hill seamlessly blended landscape design, architecture, and decorative arts to forge a new direction in eighteenth-century design and culture.
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