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Verona

Wallpaper Printing Block
1950 (made)
Artist/Maker
Place of origin

One of the wooden printing blocks used to print 'Verona' wallpaper, a formalised floral design; Lettered in copper strips with title, manufacturer's name etc.


Object details

Categories
Object type
TitleVerona (manufacturer's title)
Materials and techniques
Wood
Brief description
One of the wooden printing blocks used to print 'Verona' wallpaper, a formalised floral design; Lettered in copper strips with title, manufacturer's name etc; Pattern designed by Henry Skeen; Produced by John Line & Sons Ltd.; England; 1950.
Physical description
One of the wooden printing blocks used to print 'Verona' wallpaper, a formalised floral design; Lettered in copper strips with title, manufacturer's name etc.
Dimensions
  • Height: 66cm
  • Width: 55.8cm
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.
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.1071-1970

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Record createdJune 30, 2009
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