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Quatrefoil

Wallpaper
ca. 1950 (made)
Artist/Maker
Place of origin

Wallpaper with a pattern of quatrefoils in yellow, cream and brown, incorporating vertical stripes.


Object details

Category
Object type
TitleQuatrefoil (assigned by artist)
Materials and techniques
Colour print from wood-blocks printed in yellow, cream and brown
Brief description
1 of 23 specimens of wallpapers used to decorate Canonbury Place, woodblock print, designed by Edward Bawden, printed by Cole & Son, London, c. 1950-1960
Physical description
Wallpaper with a pattern of quatrefoils in yellow, cream and brown, incorporating vertical stripes.
Dimensions
  • Height: 19cm
  • Width: 56.5cm
Object history
For another example of this paper in a different colourway see E.890-1979. See ANONYMOUS: WALLPAPERS: ENGLISH: 1950-60 E.200-222-1990 for related acquisitions.
Bibliographic reference
Series: H. Dalton Clifford, "Where Tudor Canons Held Retreats", Country Life, July 3, 1958, pp.26-27. (E.211-1990 illus.)
Collection
Accession number
E.208-1990

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Record createdFebruary 18, 2009
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