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Folio (Shand Kydd Folio Vinyl Protected Handprints)

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

Miniature design specimen of 'Aubrey' vinyl wallpaper; Screen print on paper; Designer’s name, title, serial number etc in letterpress on the back.

Part of a selection of 17 miniature designs (E.2867-2883-1980) from the complete Shand Kydd Book of 33 designs in 90 colourways; bound in paper covers.


Object details

Categories
Object type
Titles
  • Folio (Shand Kydd Folio Vinyl Protected Handprints) (series title)
  • Aubrey (manufacturer's title)
Materials and techniques
Screen print on paper
Brief description
Miniature design specimen of 'Aubrey' vinyl wallpaper; Design by William J. Odell; Screen print on paper; Part of a selection of 17 miniature designs (E.2867-2883-1980) from the complete Shand Kydd Book of 33 designs in 90 colourways; bound in paper covers; Produced by Shand Kydd Ltd.; England; 1964-65.
Physical description
Miniature design specimen of 'Aubrey' vinyl wallpaper; Screen print on paper; Designer’s name, title, serial number etc in letterpress on the back.

Part of a selection of 17 miniature designs (E.2867-2883-1980) from the complete Shand Kydd Book of 33 designs in 90 colourways; bound in paper covers.
Dimensions
  • Size of volume height: 19.5cm
  • Size of volume width: 24.5cm
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
(Designer’s name, title, 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.2868-1980

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Record createdMay 14, 2009
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