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Ljus i Flaske [Light in Bottles]

Wallpaper
1956 (made)
Artist/Maker
Dahls Tapetfabrik (manufacturer)
Dahlstrom, Preben (designer)
Place of origin
Denmark (made)

Portion of 'Ljus i Flaske' ('Light in Bottles') wallpaper, an all-over pattern of vertical lines of 'droplet' shapes, white and yellow with a green ground; Colour woodblock print, on paper.


Object details

Categories
Wall Coverings
Prints
Object type
Wallpaper
TitleLjus i Flaske [Light in Bottles] (assigned by artist)
Materials and techniques
Colour woodblock print, on paper
Brief description
Portion of 'Ljus i Flaske' ('Light in Bottles') wallpaper, an all-over pattern of vertical lines of 'droplet' shapes, white and yellow with a green ground: Designed by Preben Dahlstrom; Produced by Dahls Tapetfabrik, Copenhagen; Denmark; 1956.
Physical description
Portion of 'Ljus i Flaske' ('Light in Bottles') wallpaper, an all-over pattern of vertical lines of 'droplet' shapes, white and yellow with a green ground; Colour woodblock print, on paper.
Dimensions
  • Height: 57.5cm
  • Width: 54.2cm
Marks and inscriptions
  • LENT BY THE / VICTORIA AND ALBERT MUSEUM (Lettered on label attached to corner on front of design.)
  • “LJUS I FLASKE”. Hand-printed wallpaper / designed by Preben Dahlstrøm for Dahls / Tapetfabrik. DANISH; 1956. C.21255 / Given by the manufacturers. (Lettered on label attached to corner on front of design.)
Subject depicted
All-Over Pattern
Bibliographic references
  • 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.
  • Victoria and Albert Museum Department of Prints and Drawings and Department of Paintings Accessions 1966 pub. HMSO 1967
Other number
C.21255 - Previous number
Collection
Prints, Drawings & Paintings Collection
Accession number
E.568-1966

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Record createdMay 19, 2008
Record URL
https://collections.vam.ac.uk/item/O154893/ljus-i-flaske-light-in-wallpaper-dahlstrom-preben/
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