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Artist/Maker	John Line & Sons Ltd. (manufacturer) Minton, John (M.S.LA.) (designer)
Place of origin	England (made)

Portion of 'Troy' wallpaper, a repeat brick pattern of a white circular motif containing a vase, white on (?)yellow; Colour screen print, on paper.

NB; The circular vase motifs are those used in Minton’s 'Tuscany' design (E.2428-1980 and E.572-1966).

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Categories	Wall Coverings Prints
Object type	Wallpaper
Titles	Troy (manufacturer's title) Limited Editions (series title)
Materials and techniques	Colour screen print, on paper Paper Water-Colour Colour Screen Print
Brief description	Portion of 'Troy' wallpaper, a repeat brick pattern of a white circular motif containing a vase, white on (?)yellow; Colour screen print, on paper; Design by John Minton; Produced by John Line & Sons Ltd in their series 'Limited Editions'; England; 1951.
Physical description	Portion of 'Troy' wallpaper, a repeat brick pattern of a white circular motif containing a vase, white on (?)yellow; Colour screen print, on paper. NB; The circular vase motifs are those used in Minton’s 'Tuscany' design (E.2428-1980 and E.572-1966).
Dimensions	Height: 48cm Width: 56.2cm 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	JOHN LINE & SONS LTD "TROY" DESIGNED BY JOHN MINTON John Minton (Lettered in selvage.)
Credit line	Given by John Line & Sons Ltd
Object history	Given by John Line & Sons Ltd.
Subjects depicted	Motifs Vases All-Over Patterns
Associated object	E.572-1966 (Set)
Bibliographic references	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. Victoria and Albert Museum Department of Prints and Drawings and Department of Paintings Accessions 1966 pub. HMSO 1967
Collection	Prints, Drawings & Paintings Collection
Accession number	E.572A-1966

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Record created	June 9, 2009
Record URL	https://collections.vam.ac.uk/item/O248334/troy-wallpaper-minton-john-msla/

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