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Verona

Wallpaper
1950 (made)
Artist/Maker
Place of origin

Portion of 'Verona' wallpaper, a formalised floral design in shades of (?)red and pink, on a pale-pink ground; Flock on a background of glazed paper imitating watered silk.


Object details

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Object type
TitleVerona (manufacturer's title)
Materials and techniques
Flock on a background of glazed paper imitating watered silk
Brief description
Portion of 'Verona' wallpaper, a formalised floral design in shades of (?)red and pink, on a pale-pink ground; Flock on a background of glazed paper imitating watered silk; Designed by Henry Skeen; Produced by John Line & Sons Ltd.; England; 1950.
Physical description
Portion of 'Verona' wallpaper, a formalised floral design in shades of (?)red and pink, on a pale-pink ground; Flock on a background of glazed paper imitating watered silk.
Dimensions
  • Portion height: 47cm
  • Portion width: 48.3cm
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.
Credit line
Given by Shand Kydd Ltd
Object history
Given by Shand Kydd Ltd.
Production
The blocks from which this paper was printed are objects E.1071,1072-1970.
Subjects depicted
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.1070-1970

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Record createdJune 30, 2009
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