Afwillite 8.45
Wallpaper
ca. 1951 (manufactured)
ca. 1951 (manufactured)
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'Afwillite 8.45' wallpaper specimen, based on the atomic structure of afwillite, in yellow and white on a brown ground; 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 | Afwillite 8.45 (manufacturer's title) |
| Materials and techniques | Colour screen print on paper |
| Brief description | 'Afwillite 8.45' wallpaper specimen, based on the atomic structure of afwillite, in yellow and white on a brown ground; Colour screen print on paper; Designed by William J. Odell for the Festival Pattern Group; 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; ca. 1951. |
| Physical description | 'Afwillite 8.45' wallpaper specimen, based on the atomic structure of afwillite, in yellow and white on a brown ground; 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. Produced as part of a set of designs based on atomic structures for the Festival Pattern Group in 1951. |
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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.2345-1980 |
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| Record created | March 23, 2009 |
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