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Paddington Bear

Wallpaper
1978 (made)
Artist/Maker
Shand Kydd Ltd (manufacturer)
Place of origin
England (made)

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

Categories
Wall Coverings
Prints
Designs
Object type
Wallpaper
TitlePaddington Bear (generic title)
Materials and techniques
Indian ink, coloured inks and rotagravure on paper
Paper
Indian Ink
Ink
Intaglio Printing
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.
Dimensions
  • Size of board, e.2730 width: 54.7cm
  • Size of board, e.2730 height: 80cm
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.
Marks and inscriptions
  • Paddington Bear / Job No. 35,330 (Inscribed with title, colour key, measurement, etc.)
  • C. Bailey (Signed.)
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.2730-1980 (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.
Collection
Prints, Drawings & Paintings Collection
Accession number
E.2731-1980

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Record createdFebruary 24, 2009
Record URL
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