Amala
Wallpaper
1936-59 (manufactured)
1936-59 (manufactured)
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'Amala', wallpaper specimen featuring a young deer and bird by a blossoming tree and two women sat in a blossoming tree, one with a stringed musical instrument. The two designs, in dark red and cream on a red ground, are divided by a vertical green band with a running stylized flower design; Colour screen print, on paper.
Within a pattern book of 151 specimens, incorporating a studio log of obsolete designs, 1936-59; Each with title etc lettered on the front, and the pages of the original pattern book with title, serial number etc in letterpress on the back; Some of the patterns interleaved with screen-printed versions, reduced in size; Book bound in cloth boards, with typescript list of titles, designer's and printing methods affixed to the inside of the front cover and to the fly leaf.
Within a pattern book of 151 specimens, incorporating a studio log of obsolete designs, 1936-59; Each with title etc lettered on the front, and the pages of the original pattern book with title, serial number etc in letterpress on the back; Some of the patterns interleaved with screen-printed versions, reduced in size; Book bound in cloth boards, with typescript list of titles, designer's and printing methods affixed to the inside of the front cover and to the fly leaf.
Object details
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| Title | Amala (manufacturer's title) |
| Materials and techniques | Colour screen print, on paper |
| Brief description | 'Amala', wallpaper specimen featuring a young deer and bird by a blossoming tree and two women sat in a blossoming tree, one with a stringed musical instrument. The two designs, in dark red and cream on a red ground, are divided by a vertical green band with a running stylized flower design; Colour screen print, on paper; Within a wallpaper pattern book of 151 specimens (E.2296-2446-1980), incorporating a studio log of obsolete designs; Produced by John Line & Sons Ltd; England; 1936-59. |
| Physical description | 'Amala', wallpaper specimen featuring a young deer and bird by a blossoming tree and two women sat in a blossoming tree, one with a stringed musical instrument. The two designs, in dark red and cream on a red ground, are divided by a vertical green band with a running stylized flower design; Colour screen print, on paper. Within a pattern book of 151 specimens, incorporating a studio log of obsolete designs, 1936-59; Each with title etc lettered on the front, and the pages of the original pattern book with title, serial number etc in letterpress on the back; Some of the patterns interleaved with screen-printed versions, reduced in size; Book bound in cloth boards, with typescript list of titles, designer's and printing methods affixed to the inside of the front cover and to the fly leaf. |
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| Credit line | Given by Shand Kydd Ltd |
| Object history | Given by Shand Kydd Ltd. |
| Production | This is not the pattern designed by Donald Melbourne, q.v. |
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| 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.2297-1980 |
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| Record created | March 17, 2009 |
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