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Façade

Wallpaper
ca.1930 (made)
Artist/Maker
The Curwen Press (Printed and published)
Bawden, Edward (designer)
Place of origin
England (made)

Portion of 'Façade' wallpaper, a design of vertical bands; one, (?)blue-grey and entwined with stylized foliage; two others depicting (?)beige curtain swags decorated with stars and parted to provide glimpses of busts; Colour lithograph on paper.


Object details

Categories
Wall Coverings
Prints
Object type
Wallpaper
TitleFaçade (manufacturer's title)
Materials and techniques
Colour lithograph on paper
Paper
Colour Lithograph
Brief description
Portion of 'Façade' wallpaper, a design of vertical bands; one, (?)blue-grey and entwined with stylized foliage; two others depicting (?)beige curtain swags decorated with stars and parted to provide glimpses of busts; Designed by Edward Bawden; Colour lithograph on paper; Printed and published by the Curwen Press Ltd; England; ca.1930.
Physical description
Portion of 'Façade' wallpaper, a design of vertical bands; one, (?)blue-grey and entwined with stylized foliage; two others depicting (?)beige curtain swags decorated with stars and parted to provide glimpses of busts; Colour lithograph on paper.
Dimensions
  • Portion height: 86.4cm
  • Portion width: 54.5cm
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
  • B.3 / Façade (Handwritten in ink on the front of the design.)
  • EDWARD BAWDEN GIVEN BY THE CURWEN PRESS, Ltd (Lettered running below the design.)
Credit line
Given by the Curwen Press Ltd
Object history
Given by the Curwen Press Ltd.
Subjects depicted
Curtains
Hat
Stripes
Swags
Stylized Foliage
Pillar
Busts
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 & Department of Paintings, Accessions 1933, London: Printed under the Authority of the Board of Education 1934
Collection
Prints, Drawings & Paintings Collection
Accession number
E.1390-1933

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Record createdMarch 31, 2009
Record URL
https://collections.vam.ac.uk/item/O211890/façade-wallpaper-bawden-edward/
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