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Wallpaper

1960s (made)
Artist/Maker
Place of origin

This kind of wallpaper, with pictorial motifs appropriate to the room in which the paper was to be hung, was popular in the 1960s and 1970s, especially for kitchens and bathrooms. Such wallpapers were often vinyl-coated, as this paper is, to make them waterproof and therefore washable.


Object details

Category
Object type
Materials and techniques
Surface printed paper with washable coating
Brief description
Roll of bathroom wallpaper with pictorial motifs, probably England, 1960s.
Physical description
Roll of bathroom wallpaper with pattern of pictorial motifs (toothbrushes, taps, soaps, sponges etc) on a white ground.
Dimensions
  • Width: 51.4cm
Length not given because too long to unroll without damaging paper
Production typeMass produced
Credit line
Given by David Ireland
Subjects depicted
Summary
This kind of wallpaper, with pictorial motifs appropriate to the room in which the paper was to be hung, was popular in the 1960s and 1970s, especially for kitchens and bathrooms. Such wallpapers were often vinyl-coated, as this paper is, to make them waterproof and therefore washable.
Collection
Accession number
E.251-1999

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Record createdJune 24, 1999
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