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Murania

Wallpaper
1951 (printed)
Artist/Maker
John Line & Sons Ltd. (printer)
Odell, William J. (designer)
Place of origin
England (made)

Portion of 'Murania' wallpaper, a design featuring decorative vases, jugs and foliage, brown and cream on a grey ground; Screen print, on paper.


Object details

Categories
Wall Coverings
Prints
Object type
Wallpaper
Titles
  • Murania (manufacturer's title)
  • Limited Editions 1951 (series title)
Materials and techniques
Screen print, on paper
Paper
Screen Print
Brief description
Portion of 'Murania' wallpaper, a design featuring decorative vases, jugs and foliage, brown and cream on a grey ground; Screen print, on paper; Designed by William J. Odell; Produced by John Line & Sons Ltd for their series 'Limited Editions 1951'; England; 1951.
Physical description
Portion of 'Murania' wallpaper, a design featuring decorative vases, jugs and foliage, brown and cream on a grey ground; Screen print, on paper.
Dimensions
  • Portion height: 73.5cm
  • Portion 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
  • JOHN LINE & SONS LTD "MURANIA" DESIGNED BY W. J. ODELL W. J. ODELL [AS A PRINTED SIGNATURE] JOHN LINE & SONS (Lettered, in brown, in selvage.)
  • 'MURANIA'. Wall paper designed by / W.J. Odell for John Lane & Sons Ltd. / ENGLISH; 1951. / Given by the manufacturers. C.19345. (Lettered on paper label, attached to front of design.)
  • LENT BY THE / VICTORIA AND ALBERT MUSEUM (Lettered on paper label, attached to front of design.)
Subjects depicted
Jugs
Vases
Leaves (Plant Materials)
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
Prints, Drawings & Paintings Collection
Accession number
E.971-1978

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Record createdJune 26, 2009
Record URL
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