Colour chart for V&A Traditional Paints

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Artist/Maker	Fired Earth (commissioned by) Lindslay, Kathleen (artist)
Place of origin	United Kingdom (printed)

This colour chart was designed for the range of V&A Traditional Paints issued by the paint and tile company Fired Earth. To emphasise the heritage association of the product range, Fired Earth commissioned labels and other promotional material that used wood-engraved illustrations, a traditional and somewhat old-fashioned process characterised by labour-intensive handicraft.

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Categories	Advertising Labels & Packaging Images Online
Object type	Print
Title	Colour chart for V&A Traditional Paints (manufacturer's title)
Materials and techniques	Paint samples and letterpress on folded card Card Paint Letterpress Printing Painting
Brief description	Colour chart for V&A Traditional Paints, after Kathleen Lindslay, produced by Fired Earth; 1994
Physical description	Folded card with illustration on the outside, and with samples of the 24 paint colours included in the range.
Dimensions	Folded to height: 29.6cm Folded to width: 21cm
Marks and inscriptions	Fired Earth / V&A Traditional Paints Developed with the Victoria & Albert Museum / Original Hand Painted Colour Card (Lettered on front cover, within the image) [names of paints] (Lettered inside) [product details, copyright, date etc] (Lettered on back)
Credit line	Given by V&A Enterprises
Object history	Acquired in connection with the display A Fine Line - Commercial Wood Engraving in Britain, V&A, 10 October 1994 - 26 March 1995.
Subjects depicted	Paint Label
Summary	This colour chart was designed for the range of V&A Traditional Paints issued by the paint and tile company Fired Earth. To emphasise the heritage association of the product range, Fired Earth commissioned labels and other promotional material that used wood-engraved illustrations, a traditional and somewhat old-fashioned process characterised by labour-intensive handicraft.
Collection	Prints, Drawings & Paintings Collection
Accession number	E.3-1996

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Record created	August 8, 2006
Record URL	https://collections.vam.ac.uk/item/O126895/colour-chart-for-va-traditional-print-lindslay-kathleen/

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