Ashlar

Physical description

Portion of 'Ashlar' wallpaper, brickwork pattern in grey with diagonal lines of shading, with vertical bands of yellow stripes and small blue motifs; Colour lithograph on paper.

Place of Origin

England, Great Britain (made)

Date

ca.1930 (made)

Artist/maker

Bawden, Edward (C.B.E., R.A., R.D.I.), born 1903 - died 1989 (designer)
Curwen Press Ltd (Printed and published)

Materials and Techniques

Colour lithograph on paper

Marks and inscriptions

B.4 / Ashlar
EDWARD BAWDEN

Dimensions

Height: 86.4 cm portion, Width: 54.5 cm portion

Object history note

Given by the Curwen Press Ltd.

Descriptive line

Portion of 'Ashlar' wallpaper, brickwork pattern in grey with diagonal lines of shading, with vertical bands of yellow stripes and small blue motifs; Designed by Edward Bawden; Colour lithograph on paper; Printed and published by the Curwen Press Ltd; England; ca.1930.

Bibliographic References (Citation, Note/Abstract, NAL no)

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.
The full text of the entry is as follows:

'761
Four portions of 'Salver', 'Node', 'Façade' and' Ashlar'
Printed and published by the Curwen Press Ltd
Circa 1930
Colour lithographs
86.4 x 54.5 cm (each)
Given by the Curwen Press Ltd
E.1388-1391-1933; E.1388 neg GG.5781

'Salver' and 'Node' are reproduced in Design for Today (1933), vol 1, p 65.'

Materials

Paper

Techniques

Colour lithograph

Subjects depicted

Stripes; All-over pattern; Motifs; Geometric pattern; Brickwork

Collection code

PDP