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Wallpaper - Laura Ashley Decorator Collection

Laura Ashley Decorator Collection

  • Object:

    Wallpaper

  • Place of origin:

    Great Britain, UK (made)

  • Date:

    1989 (made)

  • Artist/Maker:

    Laura Ashley (manufacturer)

  • Materials and Techniques:

    Colour screenprint on paper

  • Credit Line:

    Given by Caroline Richardson of Laura Ashley Ltd. © Laura Ashley Limited 2001

  • Museum number:

    E.1219-1989

  • Gallery location:

    Prints & Drawings Study Room, level C, case DW, shelf 35

  • Image in copyright

This wallpaper is typical of the pretty, traditional style associated with the Laura Ashley company. The first Laura Ashley wallpapers were modelled on original samples of 18th and 19th century wallpapers and fabrics in the V&A collection. The designer based this particular pattern on an 18th century silk fabric.

Physical description

Sample of wallpaper from the Laura Ashley Decorator Collection, with a design of undulating stems with leaves and berries, white against a blue ground; Colour screenprint on paper.

Place of Origin

Great Britain, UK (made)

Date

1989 (made)

Artist/maker

Laura Ashley (manufacturer)

Materials and Techniques

Colour screenprint on paper

Dimensions

Height: 37.4 cm cut irregularly, Width: 21.5 cm cut irregularly

Object history note

Given by Caroline Richardson of Laura Ashley Ltd. © Laura Ashley Limited 2001.
This pattern was based on an 18th-century silk jacquard fabric.

Descriptive line

Sample of wallpaper from the Laura Ashley Decorator Collection, with a design of undulating stems with leaves and berries, white against a blue ground; Colour screenprint on paper; © Laura Ashley Limited 2001; Great Britain; 1989.

Bibliographic References (Citation, Note/Abstract, NAL no)

Saunders, Gill. Wallpaper in Interior Decoration. V&A Publications. London, 2002. pp. 143. pl 129.

Exhibition History

British Design 1948–2012: Innovation in the Modern Age (Victoria and Albert Museum 31/03/2012-12/08/2012)

Materials

Paper

Techniques

Screen printing

Subjects depicted

Leaves (plant materials); Berries

Categories

Prints; Wall coverings

Collection code

PDP

Qr_O75785
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