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Studies in Harmony

Pattern Book
1936 (made)
Artist/Maker
Place of origin

A trade catalogue with illustrations showing the decorative use of wallpapers in a variety of domestic interiors, together with instructions, code numbers and costs of the wallpapers, and 11 samples stapled into the back cover.


Object details

Categories
Object type
TitleStudies in Harmony (assigned by artist)
Materials and techniques
Letterpress and colour half-tone with embossed machine-printed wallpaper samples attached and a line-block printed cover
Brief description
Wallpaper pattern book produced by J. Whatley & Son, 'Studies in Harmony', Great Britain, 1936
Physical description
A trade catalogue with illustrations showing the decorative use of wallpapers in a variety of domestic interiors, together with instructions, code numbers and costs of the wallpapers, and 11 samples stapled into the back cover.
Dimensions
  • Height: 20.2cm
  • Width: 13cm
Dimensions taken from Victoria and Albert Museum Department of Prints, Drawings and Paintings Accession Register for 1991
Marks and inscriptions
(Lettered on front cover with title, date and the company's name, address and telephone number)
Bibliographic reference
Victoria and Albert Museum Department of Prints, Drawings and Paintings Accession Register for 1991
Collection
Accession number
E.1549-1991

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Record createdMarch 2, 2009
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