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If one is into 3D retro wallpapers both 2 major Victorian era embossed paintable wallpapers producers are still around and have some old Victorian patterns in offer

Lincrusta - expensive as fuck but still the most durable wallpaper on the market - it hardens over time and after 2 years from production it's as hard as wooden paneling. It's made out of wooden flour, and some gel with linseed oil. You have seen it in most bourgeois Victorian apartments in the Europe and in the US. Featured extensively at walls and ceilings of Winchester "Mystery" House, Rockefeller Mansion, numerous French residences, British houses, Buckingham Palace, bars, pubs, restaurants. Also used at ships - it was used on Titanic for 1st class rooms. Cheaper alternative for plastering large areas. After painting and hardening it gains leathery look. Invented in 1877 by a dude who brought us Linoleum. That wall covering is rumored to save structural integrity of numerous buildings in London during Blitz bombings of WW2. Was used in bathrooms and hospitals too. Environmentally friendly (unless you paint it with some harmful stuff). It's creamy white, you have to paint it yourself. It's the most "3D" wallpaper around and allows very thick and detailed patterns.

Anaglypta - few times cheaper embossed paper-cotton wallpaper, paintable. Invented by dude who was a partner of dude that invented Lincrusta. Also seen in numerous Victorian mansions of both continents.

If you have seen any 19th century building owned by rich fucks and built or redecorated post 1877 you most likely seen at least one of these wallpapers. Seeing both used at the same time was also common.