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Folio

Wallpaper
1964-65 (manufactured)
Artist/Maker
Place of origin

Specimen of 'Terrazzo' vinyl wallpaper; Colour screen print on paper; Designer’s name, name of pattern, serial number etc in letterpress on the back.

Within a pattern book of Vinyl papers containing 100 specimens, including different colourways; some sheets interleaved with screen prints of the patterns reduced to one-eighth of the size; bound in boards.


Object details

Categories
Object type
Titles
  • Folio (series title)
  • Terrazzo (manufacturer's title)
Materials and techniques
Colour screen print on paper
Brief description
Specimen of 'Terrazzo' vinyl wallpaper; Design by Harry Cadney; Colour screen print, on paper; Designer’s name, name of pattern, serial number etc in letterpress on the back; Within a pattern book containing 100 specimens (E.2196-2295-1980); Produced by Shand Kydd Ltd.; England; 1964-65.
Physical description
Specimen of 'Terrazzo' vinyl wallpaper; Colour screen print on paper; Designer’s name, name of pattern, serial number etc in letterpress on the back.

Within a pattern book of Vinyl papers containing 100 specimens, including different colourways; some sheets interleaved with screen prints of the patterns reduced to one-eighth of the size; bound in boards.
Dimensions
  • Size of volume height: 46.5cm
  • Size of volume width: 51cm
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
(Designer’s name, name of pattern, serial number etc in letterpress on the back.)
Credit line
Given by Shand Kydd Ltd
Object history
Given by Shand Kydd Ltd.
Historical context
'Folio', a John Line brand name, was taken over by Shand Kydd when the 2 companies merged in 1958. Shand Kydd produced 3 'Folio' collections.
Associated objects
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
Accession number
E.2276-1980

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Record createdMay 14, 2009
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