Wallpaper Motifs
Wallpaper Frieze
ca. 1935-1941 (manufactured)
ca. 1935-1941 (manufactured)
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This is an early example of the commercial production of cut-out figures designed to create a decorative frieze for a nursery or a child's bedroom. The stickers could also be used to decorate furniture. The design, of characters from nursery rhymes, is very similar to the kinds of printed wallpaper borders and friezes which were popular in the 1920s and 1930s. This is an incomplete set (containing only 3 of the original 8 stickers). There is a full set of unused stickers in the Museum of Childhood. The packet illustrates the manufacturer's range of similar decorations for nurseries.
Object details
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| Parts | This object consists of 4 parts. (Some alternative part names are also shown below)
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| Brief description | Folder containing 3 cut-out stickers for a nursery rhyme frieze, made by Butterfly Brand, England, ca. 1935-1941. |
| Physical description | A cardboard packet containing cut-out figures printed on gummed paper. |
| Production type | Mass produced |
| Credit line | Given by Rev. John Lees and Clare Lees |
| Object history | The complete set should contain 8 stickers, whereas this contains only three. A complete set is held by the Bethnal Green Museum of Childhood. |
| Production | Reason For Production: Retail |
| Literary reference | nursery rhymes |
| Summary | This is an early example of the commercial production of cut-out figures designed to create a decorative frieze for a nursery or a child's bedroom. The stickers could also be used to decorate furniture. The design, of characters from nursery rhymes, is very similar to the kinds of printed wallpaper borders and friezes which were popular in the 1920s and 1930s. This is an incomplete set (containing only 3 of the original 8 stickers). There is a full set of unused stickers in the Museum of Childhood. The packet illustrates the manufacturer's range of similar decorations for nurseries. |
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| Accession number | E.440:1 to 4-1999 |
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| Record created | January 18, 2000 |
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