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Arcadia

Wallpaper
1951 (made)
Artist/Maker
Place of origin

Portion of 'Arcadia' wallpaper, featuring laurel wreaths framing decorative vases, and decorative medallions containing scenes of Ancient Greeks; in one a woman sits by a tree, in another a man plays a harp; a (?)green ground with thin pale stripes; Colour screen print, on paper; Lettered with manufacturer's name etc.


Object details

Categories
Object type
TitleArcadia (manufacturer's title)
Materials and techniques
Colour screen print, on paper
Brief description
Portion of 'Arcadia' wallpaper, featuring laurel wreaths framing decorative vases, and decorative medallions containing scenes of Ancient Greeks; in one a woman sits by a tree, in another a man plays a harp; a (?)green ground thin pale stripes; Colour screen print, on paper; Design by John Minton; Produced by John Line & Sons Ltd.; England; 1951.
Physical description
Portion of 'Arcadia' wallpaper, featuring laurel wreaths framing decorative vases, and decorative medallions containing scenes of Ancient Greeks; in one a woman sits by a tree, in another a man plays a harp; a (?)green ground with thin pale stripes; Colour screen print, on paper; Lettered with manufacturer's name etc.
Dimensions
  • Height: 74.5cm
  • Width: 54.5cm
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
JOIN HERE JOHN LINE & SONS LTD (Lettered in selvage.)
Credit line
Given by John Line & Sons Ltd
Object history
Given by John Line & Sons Ltd.
Production
Not to be confused with a wallpaper with the same title designed by Cliff Holden for the 'Palladio 6' series, produced by Arthur Sanderson & Sons Ltd, 1963 (Design (1963), no 170, pl 15).
Subjects depicted
Associated object
E.2299-1980 (Colourway)
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.883-1978

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Record createdJune 9, 2009
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