Wallpaper Border
ca. 1920-ca. 1930 (made)
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Such boldly-coloured geometric abstract patterns were popular for wallpaper borders in the 1920s and early 1930s. They were often used in conjunction with neutral-coloured textured wallpapers. This vivid angular kind of pattern is typical of the Art Deco style as it was interpreted for the mass-market; it is sometimes described as 'Moderne' or Jazz-Age'.
Object details
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| Materials and techniques | Colour woodblock print, on paper |
| Brief description | Specimen of wallpaper border with a running design of brightly coloured geometric shapes; Colour woodblock print, on paper; Anonymous; Probably manufactured by Arthur Sanderson & Sons Ltd.; English; ca. 1920-30. |
| Physical description | Specimen of wallpaper border with a running design of brightly coloured geometric shapes; Colour woodblock print, on paper. |
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| Credit line | Given by the Arthur Sanderson & Sons' branch of the Wallpaper Manufacturers Ltd |
| Object history | Given by the Arthur Sanderson & Sons' branch of the Wallpaper Manufacturers Ltd. |
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| Summary | Such boldly-coloured geometric abstract patterns were popular for wallpaper borders in the 1920s and early 1930s. They were often used in conjunction with neutral-coloured textured wallpapers. This vivid angular kind of pattern is typical of the Art Deco style as it was interpreted for the mass-market; it is sometimes described as 'Moderne' or Jazz-Age'. |
| 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. |
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| Accession number | E.3019-1930 |
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| Record created | December 1, 2005 |
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