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Wallpaper

ca.1913 (made)
Artist/Maker
Place of origin

Portion of wallpaper with a pomegranate pattern; Colour machine print, on paper.


Object details

Categories
Object type
Materials and techniques
Colour machine print, on paper
Brief description
Portion of wallpaper with a pomegranate pattern; Colour machine print, on paper; Designed by Sydney Vacher; England; probably about 1913.
Physical description
Portion of wallpaper with a pomegranate pattern; Colour machine print, on paper.
Dimensions
  • Height: 95.9cm
  • Width: 53.4cm
Dimensions from: Oman, Charles C. and Hamilton, Jean. Wallpapers: a history and illustrated catalogue of the collection of the Victoria and Albert Museum. London: Sotheby Publications, in association with the Victoria and Albert Museum, 1982.
Credit line
Given by Sydney Vacher
Object history
Given by Sydney Vacher.
Historical context
The pomegranate pattern has been a traditional favourite for wallcoverings and textiles ever since its introduction in the fifteenth century, usually on a large scale and with simple colourways.
Subject depicted
Associated objects
Bibliographic references
  • Oman, Charles C. and Hamilton, Jean. Wallpapers: a history and illustrated catalogue of the collection of the Victoria and Albert Museum. London: Sotheby Publications, in association with the Victoria and Albert Museum, 1982.
  • Victoria and Albert Museum, Department of Engraving, Illustration and Design, Accessions 1913, London: Printed for His Majesty's Stationery Office, 1914
Collection
Accession number
E.2195-1913

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Record createdJune 29, 2005
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