Giovanni
Wallpaper
1952 (made)
1952 (made)
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| Place of origin |
Portion of 'Giovanni' wallpaper, stylized flower pattern in flock on a green ground.
Object details
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| Object type | |
| Title | Giovanni (manufacturer's title) |
| Materials and techniques | Flock on paper |
| Brief description | Portion of 'Giovanni' wallpaper, stylized flower pattern; Flock on a green ground; John Line & Sons Ltd; English; 1952. |
| Physical description | Portion of 'Giovanni' wallpaper, stylized flower pattern in flock on a green ground. |
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| Credit line | Given by Shand Kydd Ltd |
| Object history | Given by Shand Kydd Ltd. This paper was designed at the request of the Ministry of Works when war damage in St James’s Palace was being repaired. This sample shows only one application of flock, but for St James’s it was produced with a double layer of flock. |
| Production | This paper was designed at the request of the Ministry of Works when war damage in St James's Palace was being repaired. This sample shows only one application of flock, but for St James's it was produced with a double layer of flock. |
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| 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 | |
| Accession number | E.1073-1970 |
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| Record created | February 24, 2009 |
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