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Piazza
Faulkner, Sue, born 1942 - Enlarge image
Piazza
- Object:
Wallpaper design
- Date:
1975-76 (made)
- Artist/Maker:
Faulkner, Sue, born 1942 (designer)
ICI Ltd (Paints Division) (manufacturer) - Materials and Techniques:
Poster colour on paper
- Credit Line:
ICI (Ltd) Paints Division
- Museum number:
E.1031-1979
- Gallery location:
Prints & Drawings Study Room, level C, case DW, shelf 106
Physical description
Design for the vinyl wallpaper 'Piazza', a zigzag pattern of green, red and purple squares; Poster colour on paper; Numbered in pencil 101 and on the back, in ballpoint pen, RS.101 PS 165; Stamped 000164.
Date
1975-76 (made)
Artist/maker
Faulkner, Sue, born 1942 (designer)
ICI Ltd (Paints Division) (manufacturer)
Materials and Techniques
Poster colour on paper
Marks and inscriptions
101
Numbered in pencil.
RS.101 PS 165
On the reverse, in ballpoint pen.
000164
Stamped.
Dimensions
Height: 60.5 cm, Width: 53 cm
Object history note
Given by ICI (Ltd) Paints Division.
'Piazza' and 'Plaza' were designed to hang individually or together, vertically or horizontally, in any direction.
Descriptive line
Design for the vinyl wallpaper 'Piazza', a zigzag pattern of green, red and purple squares; Design by Sue Faulkner; Poster colour on paper; Produced in the Vymura 'Studio One' range by ICI (Ltd) Paints Division; 1975-76.
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.
Timmers, M. The Way We Live Now .... Victoria and Albert Museum, 1979.
Design, 1976.
Production Note
'Piazza' and 'Plaza' (E.1032-1979) were designed to hang individually or together, vertically or horizontally, in any direction.
Materials
Paper; Poster colour
Techniques
Painting (image-making)
Subjects depicted
Chevrons; Zigzags; Squares (geometric figures)
Categories
Wall coverings; Prints
Production Type
Design
Collection
Prints, Drawings & Paintings Collection