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The V&A has 1334 works related to Cole & Son.
Made between 1874 and 2009, these objects form part of the Prints, Drawings & Paintings Collection. We hold work made from paper, canvas and printing ink. Related makers include Zuber & Cie..
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99 of 1334 objects made by Cole & Son
Moss, Wallpaper, designed by Aldridge, John Arthur Malcolm, 1939
Wallpaper Pattern Book, manufactured by Cole & Son, 1923-1924
Wallpaper Pattern Book, manufactured by Cole & Son, 1923-1924
Wallpaper Pattern Book, manufactured by Cole & Son, 1923-1924
Panama, Wallpaper, manufactured by Cole & Son, 1977
Lunar, Wallpaper, designed by Clarke, Michael (M.S.L.A.), 1964
Abstract, Print, Sutherland, Graham Vivian, ca. 1950
Newsprint, Wallpaper, manufactured by Cole & Son, 1963
Quatrefoil, Wallpaper, designed by Bawden, Edward, ca.1950
Knole Park, Wallpaper, designed by Bawden, Edward, ca.1931
Rose, Wallpaper, designed by Bawden, Edward, 1939
Lace, Wallpaper, designed by Aldridge, John Arthur Malcolm, 1939
Grid and Cross, Wallpaper, designed by Bawden, Edward, 1939
Moss, Wallpaper, designed by Aldridge, John Arthur Malcolm, 1939
Grass and Swan, Wallpaper, designed by Bawden, Edward, 1939
Grass and Swan, Wallpaper, designed by Bawden, Edward, 1939
The Bird, Wallpaper, designed by Bodley, George Frederick, 1874
Paper Jewellery, Wallpaper, designed by Vivienne Westwood, 2009
Paper Jewellery, Wallpaper, designed by Vivienne Westwood, 2009
Paper Jewellery, Wallpaper, designed by Vivienne Westwood, 2009
Paper Jewellery, Wallpaper, designed by Vivienne Westwood, 2009
Paper Jewellery, Wallpaper, designed by Vivienne Westwood, 2009
Insects, Wallpaper, designed by Vivienne Westwood, 2009
Insects, Wallpaper, designed by Vivienne Westwood, 2009
Insects, Wallpaper, designed by Vivienne Westwood, 2009
Insects, Wallpaper, designed by Vivienne Westwood, 2009
Insects, Wallpaper, designed by Vivienne Westwood, 2009
Dogtooth, Wallpaper, designed by Vivienne Westwood, 2009
Dogtooth, Wallpaper, designed by Vivienne Westwood, 2009
Dogtooth, Wallpaper, designed by Vivienne Westwood, 2009
Cut-Out Lace, Wallpaper, designed by Vivienne Westwood, 2009
Cut-Out Lace, Wallpaper, designed by Vivienne Westwood, 2009
Cut-Out Lace, Wallpaper, designed by Vivienne Westwood, 2009
Magnolia, Wallpaper, designed by Vivienne Westwood, 2009
Magnolia, Wallpaper, designed by Vivienne Westwood, 2009
Magnolia, Wallpaper, designed by Vivienne Westwood, 2009
Shirting, Wallpaper, designed by Vivienne Westwood, 2009
Shirting, Wallpaper, designed by Vivienne Westwood, 2009
Shirting, Wallpaper, designed by Vivienne Westwood, 2009
Shirting, Wallpaper, designed by Vivienne Westwood, 2009
Squiggle, Wallpaper, designed by Vivienne Westwood, 2009
Squiggle, Wallpaper, designed by Vivienne Westwood, 2009
Squiggle, Wallpaper, designed by Vivienne Westwood, 2009
Squiggle, Wallpaper, designed by Vivienne Westwood, 2009
Absence of Rose, Wallpaper, designed by Vivienne Westwood, 2009
Absence of Rose, Wallpaper, designed by Vivienne Westwood, 2009
Absence of Rose, Wallpaper, designed by Vivienne Westwood, 2009
Absence of Rose, Wallpaper, designed by Vivienne Westwood, 2009
Tartan, Wallpaper, designed by Vivienne Westwood, 2009
Tartan, Wallpaper, designed by Vivienne Westwood, 2009
Tartan, Wallpaper, designed by Vivienne Westwood, 2009
Tartan, Wallpaper, designed by Vivienne Westwood, 2009
Tartan, Wallpaper, designed by Vivienne Westwood, 2009
Vivienne's Lace, Wallpaper, designed by Vivienne Westwood, 2009
Vivienne's Lace, Wallpaper, designed by Vivienne Westwood, 2009
Vivienne's Lace, Wallpaper, designed by Vivienne Westwood, 2009
Vivienne's Lace, Wallpaper, designed by Vivienne Westwood, 2009
Vivienne's Lace, Wallpaper, designed by Vivienne Westwood, 2009
Trompe L'Oeil Drape, Wallpaper, designed by Vivienne Westwood, 2009
Union Jack, Wallpaper, designed by Vivienne Westwood, 2009
Vivienne Westwood collection for Cole & Son (Wallpapers) Ltd., Wallpaper, manufactured by Cole & Son, 2009
Dogtooth, Wallpaper, designed by Vivienne Westwood, 2009
Wallpaper for the Small Home, Wallpaper, designed by Sutherland, Graham Vivian, ca. 1950
Nowton Court, Wallpaper, manufactured by Cole & Son, 1975
Inn Signs, Wallpaper, designed by Goddard, Lily, 1960-1961
Inn Signs, Wallpaper, designed by Goddard, Lily, 1960-1961
Wallpaper used to decorate Canonbury Place, London, Wallpaper, manufactured by Cole & Son, ca. 1950-1960
Quatrefoil, Wallpaper, designed by Bawden, Edward, ca. 1950
Wallpaper used to decorate Canonbury Place, London, Wallpaper, manufactured by Cole & Son, ca. 1950-1960
Wallpaper used to decorate Canonbury Place, London, Wallpaper, manufactured by Cole & Son, ca. 1950-1960
Wallpaper used to decorate Canonbury Place, London, Wallpaper, manufactured by Cole & Son, ca. 1950-1955
Wallpaper used to decorate Canonbury Place, London, Wallpaper, manufactured by Cole & Son, ca. 1950-1960- Wallpaper for the Small Home, Wallpaper, manufactured by Cole & Son, ca. 1950
- Nymphenburg, Wallpaper, Peter Todd Mitchell, ca. 1955
- Nymphenburg, Wallpaper, Peter Todd Mitchell, ca. 1955
- Nymphenburg, Wallpaper, Peter Todd Mitchell, ca. 1955
- Nymphenburg, Wallpaper, Peter Todd Mitchell, ca. 1955
- Nymphenburg, Wallpaper, Peter Todd Mitchell, ca. 1955
- Nymphenburg, Wallpaper, Peter Todd Mitchell, ca. 1955
- The Stratford, Wallpaper, manufactured by Cole & Son, ca. 1964
- Besford Court, Wallpaper, manufactured by Cole & Son, ca. 1963
- Besford Court, Wallpaper, manufactured by Cole & Son, ca. 1963
- Besford Court, Wallpaper, manufactured by Cole & Son, ca. 1963
- Specimen of wallpaper used to decorate Canonbury Place, London, Wallpaper, manufactured by Cole & Son, ca. 1950-1960
- Ribbon and Bar, Wallpaper, Aldridge, John, ca. 1938-1939
- Ribbon and Bar, Wallpaper, Aldridge, John, ca.1938-1939
- Hexagon, Wallpaper, Aldridge, John, ca. 1946
- Royal Oak, Wallpaper, Aldridge, John, ca.1938-1939
- Royal Oak, Wallpaper, Aldridge, John, ca. 1938-1939
- Royal Oak, Wallpaper, Aldridge, John, ca. 1938-1939
- Stone Ivy, Wallpaper, Bawden, Edward, ca. 1938-1939
- Lace, Wallpaper, Aldridge, John, ca. 1938-1939
- Ogee, Wallpaper, Aldridge, John, ca. 1938-1939
- Trellis, Wallpaper, Bawden, Edward, ca. 1938-1939
- Cornucopia, Wallpaper, Aldridge, John, ca. 1938-1939
- Cornucopia, Wallpaper, Aldridge, John, ca. 1938-1939
- Cornucopia and Trellis, Wallpaper, Aldridge, John, ca. 1938-1939
- Moss, Wallpaper, Aldridge, John, ca.1939
- Collection Zuber French Wallpapers & Fabrics, Wallpaper, manufactured by Cole & Son, 1979
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