Paddington Bear
Wallpaper
1978 (made)
1978 (made)
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One of two sheets of artwork of a design for a vinyl nursery wallpaper, ‘Paddington Bear’; inscribed with title etc, colour key, measurement and Job No. 35,330 and signed C. Bailey; Mounted on board; Indian ink, coloured inks and rotagravure on paper.
Object details
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| Title | Paddington Bear (generic title) |
| Materials and techniques | Indian ink, coloured inks and rotagravure on paper |
| Brief description | Design for a vinyl nursery wallpaper, ‘Paddington Bear’; Indian ink, coloured inks and rotagravure on paper; Produced by Shand Kydd Ltd; English; 1978. |
| Physical description | One of two sheets of artwork of a design for a vinyl nursery wallpaper, ‘Paddington Bear’; inscribed with title etc, colour key, measurement and Job No. 35,330 and signed C. Bailey; Mounted on board; Indian ink, coloured inks and rotagravure on paper. |
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| Credit line | Given by Shand Kydd Ltd. |
| Object history | Given by Shand Kydd Ltd. The design is based on illustrations by Peggy Fortnum for Michael Bond’s series of children’s books. |
| Production | The design is based on illustrations by Peggy Fortnum for Michael Bond's series of children's books. |
| Associated object | E.2731-1980 (Part) |
| 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. |
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| Accession number | E.2730-1980 |
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| Record created | February 24, 2009 |
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