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Besford Court

Wallpaper
ca. 1963 (made)
Artist/Maker
Place of origin

Portion of 'Besford Court' wallpaper; lettered in the margin with title, manufacturer's name etc and numbered on the back with serial numbers; Colour screen print.


Object details

Categories
Object type
TitleBesford Court (manufacturer's title)
Materials and techniques
Colour screen print, on paper
Brief description
Portion of 'Besford Court' wallpaper; lettered in the margin with title; Colour screen print; Cole & Son (Wallpapers) Ltd; Produced for the Shakespeare quatercentenary exhibitions held at the Victoria & Albert Museum; English; ca. 1963.
Physical description
Portion of 'Besford Court' wallpaper; lettered in the margin with title, manufacturer's name etc and numbered on the back with serial numbers; Colour screen print.
Dimensions
  • Height: 84cm
  • Width: 56.5cm
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.
Marks and inscriptions
Besford Court (Lettered in the margin with title, manufacturer's name etc and numbered on the back with serial numbers.)
Credit line
Given by Cole & Son (Wallpapers) Ltd.
Object history
Given by Cole & Son (Wallpapers) Ltd.

This design is based on the Tudor pattern featuring the arms of England, Tudor roses, etc, from Besford Court, Worcestershire, dated as being from 1550-75. Object E.3593-1913.

‘Besford Court’ was produced for the Shakespeare quatercentenary exhibitions held at the Victoria & Albert Museum.
Production
‘Besford Court’ was produced for the Shakespeare quatercentenary exhibitions held at the VAM.
Associated objects
Bibliographic reference
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.
Collection
Accession number
E.1674-1974

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Record createdFebruary 24, 2009
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