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Sinclair

Wallpaper
Late 19th or early 20th century (made)
Artist/Maker
Shand Kydd Ltd. (manufacturer)
Janeway & Carpender (manufacturer)
Place of origin
England (manufactured)
United States (manufactured)

Sheet with ten samples (English and American): one entitled ‘Sinclair’ and with manufacturer’s name, Shand Kydd; another with manufacturer’s name [Jane] way & Carpen[der], New Brunswick Ph. & Chicago.

Object details

Categories
Wall Coverings
Prints
Object type
Wallpaper
TitleSinclair (manufacturer's title)
Materials and techniques
Colour machine prints
Paper
Colour Machine Print
Brief description
Sheet with ten samples (English and American)Sheet with ten wallpaper samples (English and American); one manufactured by Shand Kydd, and another by Janeway and Carpender; 1850-1950.
Physical description
Sheet with ten samples (English and American): one entitled ‘Sinclair’ and with manufacturer’s name, Shand Kydd; another with manufacturer’s name [Jane] way & Carpen[der], New Brunswick Ph. & Chicago.
Dimensions
  • Size of sheet height: 86.4cm
  • Size of sheet width: 63.6cm
This object is a sheet of ten separate wallpaper samples of 'various sizes'. Dimensions from; 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.
Marks and inscriptions
(One sample is entitled 'Sinclair' and shows the manufacturer's name, Shand Kydd; another sample features the manufacturer's name [Jane] way & Carpen[der], New Brunswick Ph. & Chicago.)
Credit line
Given by Courtaulds Ltd
Object history
Given by Courtaulds Ltd.
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.
Collection
Prints, Drawings & Paintings Collection
Accession number
E.823-1974

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Record createdJanuary 20, 2009
Record URL
https://collections.vam.ac.uk/item/O183631/sinclair-wallpaper-shand-kydd-ltd/
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