Surface
Pattern Book
1924-1925 (manufactured)
1924-1925 (manufactured)
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'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
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| Title | Surface (manufacturer's title) |
| Materials and techniques | Book containing colour machine print wallpaper specimens |
| 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. |
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| 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. |
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| Accession number | E.2973-1962 |
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| Record created | March 16, 2009 |
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