Wallpaper for the Small Home

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Artist/Maker	Council of Industrial Design (issued by)
Place of origin	England (made)

Sheet of illustrations of various wallpaper designs (E.1221-1232-1974) decorating a room; Inscribed in letterpress on the mount with the manufacturer's name, description etc and Design Folios Book K Plate 1 to 12.

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Categories	Wall Coverings Designs
Object type	Wallpaper design
Titles	Wallpaper for the Small Home (series title) Design Folios Book K (series title)
Materials and techniques	printed paper Paper Printing
Brief description	Sheet of illustrations of various wallpaper designs (E.1221-1232-1974) decorating a room; From a folio issued by the Council of Industrial Design; England; ca.1950.
Physical description	Sheet of illustrations of various wallpaper designs (E.1221-1232-1974) decorating a room; Inscribed in letterpress on the mount with the manufacturer's name, description etc and Design Folios Book K Plate 1 to 12.
Dimensions	Height: 44.5cm Width: 37cm 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	Design Folios Book K Plate 1 to 12 (Inscribed in letterpress on the mount along with the manufacturer's name, description etc.)
Credit line	Given by an anonymous donor
Object history	Given by an anonymous donor. From a folio issued by the Council of Industrial Design.
Associated objects	E.1221-1974 (Set) E.1222-1974 (Set) E.1223-1974 (Set) E.1224-1974 (Set) E.1225-1974 (Set) E.1226-1974 (Set) E.1227-1974 (Set) E.1228-1974 (Set) E.1229-1974 (Set) E.1230-1974 (Set) E.1231-1974 (Set) E.1232-1974 (Set) E.1233-1974 (Set)
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.1234-1974

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Record created	March 26, 2009
Record URL	https://collections.vam.ac.uk/item/O209618/wallpaper-for-the-small-home-wallpaper-design-council-of-industrial/

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