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Wallpaper

1975-76 (made)
Artist/Maker
ICI Ltd (Paints Division) (manufacturer)
Place of origin
England (made)

Design for a vinyl wallpaper, ‘Abelard’; Poster colour, acrylic paint and collage on black paper.

Object details

Category
Wall Coverings
Object type
Wallpaper
Materials and techniques
Poster colour, acrylic paint and collage on black paper
Paper
Poster Colour
Acrylic Paint
Collage
Painting
Brief description
Design for a vinyl wallpaper, ‘Abelard’; Poster colour, acrylic paint and collage on black paper; Produced in the Vymura 'Studio One' range by ICI (Ltd) Paints Division; English; 1975-76.
Physical description
Design for a vinyl wallpaper, ‘Abelard’; Poster colour, acrylic paint and collage on black paper.
Dimensions
  • Width: 96cm
  • Height: 46cm
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 ICI Ltd (Paints Division)
Object history
Given by ICI Ltd (Paints Division).

Produced in the Vymura 'Studio One' range by ICI (Ltd) Paints Division.

A co-ordinating paper is ‘Heloise’. Specimens of both papers are in the pattern-book ‘Studio One’: see E.1113-1118-1979.
Production
Produced in the Vymura 'Studio One' range by ICI (Ltd) Paints Division.

A co-ordinating paper is ‘Heloise’. Specimens of both papers are in the pattern-book ‘Studio One’: see E.1113-1118-1979.
Associated objects
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.1033-1979

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Record createdFebruary 24, 2009
Record URL
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