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Bardfield

Wallpaper
1958 (made)
Artist/Maker
Place of origin

Walter Hoyle (1922-2000) was a painter and printmaker, who lived for some years in the Essex village of Great Bardfield. He designed a number of wallpapers for the fashionable Palladio range produced by the WPM (Lightbown Aspinall Branch). This sample, a geometric pattern titled ‘Bardfield’ was issued in 1958 as part of the Palladio 3 series. Walter and Denise Hoyle used this paper in their own house.

Object details

Category
Object type
TitleBardfield (assigned by artist)
Materials and techniques
Colour screenprint
Brief description
Unused portion of 'Bardfield' wallpaper, 1958, designed by Walter Hoyle.
Physical description
Piece of wallpaper with geometric pattern
Dimensions
  • Length: 85cm
  • Width: 52cm
Style
Credit line
Given by Denise Hoyle
Summary
Walter Hoyle (1922-2000) was a painter and printmaker, who lived for some years in the Essex village of Great Bardfield. He designed a number of wallpapers for the fashionable Palladio range produced by the WPM (Lightbown Aspinall Branch). This sample, a geometric pattern titled ‘Bardfield’ was issued in 1958 as part of the Palladio 3 series. Walter and Denise Hoyle used this paper in their own house.
Collection
Accession number
E.80-2014

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Record createdJanuary 28, 2014
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