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Surface

Pattern Book
1924-1925 (manufactured)
Artist/Maker
Wallpaper Manufacturers Ltd (manufacturer)
Place of origin
England (manufactured)

'Surface', wallpaper pattern book containing 277 specimens (colour machine prints, on paper), including different colourways and two borders, each stamped on the back with a serial number etc, the majority inscribed on the back with orders; Bound in red canvas boards, with a leather handle; Inscribed in capitals on the spine in white paint Surface and dated 1924-25.


Object details

Category
Prints
Object type
Pattern Book
TitleSurface (manufacturer's title)
Materials and techniques
Book containing colour machine print wallpaper specimens
Paper
Leather
Canvas Board
Colour Machine Print
Book-Binding
Brief description
'Surface', wallpaper pattern book containing 277 specimens (colour machine prints, on paper); Bound in red canvas boards, with a leather handle; Produced by the Wallpaper Manufacturers Ltd; England; 1924-25.
Physical description
'Surface', wallpaper pattern book containing 277 specimens (colour machine prints, on paper), including different colourways and two borders, each stamped on the back with a serial number etc, the majority inscribed on the back with orders; Bound in red canvas boards, with a leather handle; Inscribed in capitals on the spine in white paint Surface and dated 1924-25.
Dimensions
  • Size of volume height: 39.3cm
  • Size of volume width: 47cm
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
  • Surface (Inscribed in capitals on the spine in white paint and dated 1924-25.)
  • (Each specimen is stamped on the back with a serial number etc, the majority are also inscribed on the back with orders.)
Credit line
Given by the Wallpaper Manufacturers Ltd
Object history
Given by the Wallpaper Manufacturers Ltd.
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.2973-1962

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Record createdMarch 16, 2009
Record URL
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