Härsan Tvärsan
Wallpaper
1976 (made)
1976 (made)
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Specimen of acrylic wallpaper with 'Härsan Tvärsan' design; Colour machine print, on paper.
Within Duro 17, a pattern book containing 133 specimens (E.655-787-1977), including different colourways, of various floral and formal patterns; each stamped on the back with manufacturer's name and serial number; nearly all the papers shown in photographs of contemporary interiors interleaved throughout the volume.
Within Duro 17, a pattern book containing 133 specimens (E.655-787-1977), including different colourways, of various floral and formal patterns; each stamped on the back with manufacturer's name and serial number; nearly all the papers shown in photographs of contemporary interiors interleaved throughout the volume.
Object details
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| Materials and techniques | Colour machine print, on paper |
| Brief description | Specimen of acrylic wallpaper with 'Härsan Tvärsan' design by Marie Dolck; Colour machine print, on paper; Within 'Duro 17', a pattern book containing 93 specimens (E.655-787-1977); Produced by Duro; Sweden; 1976. |
| Physical description | Specimen of acrylic wallpaper with 'Härsan Tvärsan' design; Colour machine print, on paper. Within Duro 17, a pattern book containing 133 specimens (E.655-787-1977), including different colourways, of various floral and formal patterns; each stamped on the back with manufacturer's name and serial number; nearly all the papers shown in photographs of contemporary interiors interleaved throughout the volume. |
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| Marks and inscriptions | (Stamped on the back with manufacturer's name and serial number.) |
| Credit line | Given by Duro |
| Object history | Given by Duro. |
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| 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. |
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| Accession number | E.693-1977 |
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| Record created | May 29, 2009 |
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