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Portuguese

Wallpaper
1909 (made)
Artist/Maker
Charles Knowles & Co. (manufacturer)
Place of origin
England (manufactured)

Portion of 'Portuguese' wallpaper design.

Object details

Categories
Wall Coverings
Prints
Object type
Wallpaper
TitlePortuguese (manufacturer's title)
Materials and techniques
Colour machine print
Paper
Colour Machine Print
Brief description
Portion of 'Portuguese' wallpaper design, produced by Charles Knowles & Co., 1909
Physical description
Portion of 'Portuguese' wallpaper design.
Dimensions
  • Portion height: 94cm
  • Portion width: 50.8cm
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.
Credit line
Given by Harris & Sons
Object history
Given by Harris & Sons.
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 & Albert Museum Department of Prints and Drawings and Department of Paintings, Accessions 1932. London: HMSO, 1933
Collection
Prints, Drawings & Paintings Collection
Accession number
E.2356-1932

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Record createdJanuary 20, 2009
Record URL
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