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Stamp Out Stains

Wallpaper
1988 (made)
Artist/Maker
Place of origin

A pattern book of washable wallcoverings and borders protected by Teflon Dupont Soil and Stain Repellent. The pattern book is full bound in laminated boards with a pictorial front cover lettered with the title and with a plastic carrying handle attached to the spine.


Object details

Categories
Object type
TitleStamp Out Stains (series title)
Materials and techniques
Colour machine prints, some coated with Teflon, full bound in laminated boards, pictorial front cover lettered with title, name of manufacturer etc, and with plastic carrying handle attached to spine
Brief description
Pattern book of wallcoverings entitled 'Stamp Out Stains', produced by C&A Wallcoverings Inc. for Sherwin-Williams Company, colour machine prints, some coated with Teflon, full bound in laminated boards, USA, 1988
Physical description
A pattern book of washable wallcoverings and borders protected by Teflon Dupont Soil and Stain Repellent. The pattern book is full bound in laminated boards with a pictorial front cover lettered with the title and with a plastic carrying handle attached to the spine.
Dimensions
  • Size of volume height: 42cm
  • Size of volume width: 26.4cm
  • Size of volume depth: 2.2cm
Dimensions taken from Victoria and Albert Museum Department of Prints, Drawings and Paintings Accession Register for 1990
Object history
These washable wallcoverings are specifically designed for kitchens and bathrooms.
Production
Anonymous : Wall-Papers : Pattern Books : American : 1988
Bibliographic reference
Victoria and Albert Museum Department of Prints, Drawings and Paintings Accession Register for 1990
Collection
Accession number
E.79-1990

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Record createdFebruary 18, 2009
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