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V&A Traditional Paints

Print
1994 (printed)
Artist/Maker
Fired Earth (commissioned by)
Lindslay, Kathleen (artist)
Place of origin
UK (printed)

This label 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-engraving, a traditional and somewhat old-fashioned process characterised by labour-intensive handicraft.

Object details

Categories
Labels & Packaging
Images Online
Prints
Object type
Print
TitleV&A Traditional Paints (manufacturer's title)
Brief description
Sample paint pot label for V&A Traditional Paints, after Kathleen Lindslay, produced by Fired Earth; British, 1994.
Physical description
Paint pot label attached to pot.
Marks and inscriptions
  • FIRED EARTH (Across top of label, white against red-brown 'bubble' next to image)
  • V&A / TRADITIONAL / PAINTS (On a representation of a paint pot)
  • DEVELOPED WITH THE VICTORIA & ALBERT MUSEUM (Below image)
  • 100 ml / COLOUR / SAMPLE (either side of image)
  • No. 24 / PERIWINKLE / BLUE / Emulsion (In)
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 label 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-engraving, a traditional and somewhat old-fashioned process characterised by labour-intensive handicraft.
Collection
Prints, Drawings & Paintings Collection
Accession number
E.4-1996

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Record createdAugust 8, 2006
Record URL
https://collections.vam.ac.uk/item/O126896/va-traditional-paints-print-lindslay-kathleen/
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