Cowtan wallpaper order book

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Artist/Maker	Cowtan & Son (supplier)
Place of origin	England (made)

One of twenty-four order books, containing cuttings of wallpapers and other materials for interior decoration; Bound in vellum.

Object details

Category	Wall Coverings
Object type	Wallpaper
Title	Cowtan wallpaper order book (popular title)
Materials and techniques	Book containing cuttings of wallpapers and other materials; bound in vellum. Paper Vellum Bookbinding
Brief description	One of twenty-four order books (E.1862 to 1885-1946), containing cuttings of wallpapers and other materials for interior decoration; Bound in vellum; Sold by Cowtan & Sons Ltd., formerly of Oxford Street, London; England; 1824-1938. Volume covers 1879-1883.
Physical description	One of twenty-four order books, containing cuttings of wallpapers and other materials for interior decoration; Bound in vellum.
Dimensions	Average size of each volume height: 33cm Average size of each volume width: 25.4cm 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 Mr A. L. Cowtan in memory of his father, Arthur Barnard Cowtan, OBE
Object history	Sold by Cowtan & Sons Ltd, formerly of Oxford Street, London. Given by Mr A. L. Cowtan in memory of his father, Arthur Barnard Cowtan, OBE.
Associated objects	E.1862-1946 (Set) E.1863-1946 (Set) E.1864-1946 (Set) E.1865-1946 (Set) E.1866-1946 (Set) E.1867-1946 (Set) E.1868-1946 (Set) E.1869-1946 (Set) E.1870-1946 (Set) E.1871-1946 (Set) E.1872-1946 (Set) E.1873-1946 (Set) E.1874-1946 (Set) E.1875-1946 (Set) E.1877-1946 (Set) E.1878-1946 (Set) E.1879-1946 (Set) E.1880-1946 (Set) E.1881-1946 (Set) E.1882-1946 (Set) E.1883-1946 (Set) E.1884-1946 (Set) E.1885-1946 (Set)
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	Prints, Drawings & Paintings Collection
Accession number	E.1876-1946

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Record created	March 11, 2009
Record URL	https://collections.vam.ac.uk/item/O198967/cowtan-wallpaper-order-book-wallpaper-cowtan--son/

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