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Knole Park

Wallpaper
ca.1931 (made)
Artist/Maker
Place of origin

Portion of 'Knole Park' wallpaper, an all-over pattern of leaves with squares containing scenes of; a man horse riding, a man pushing a woman on a swing and a house surrounded by deer; Colour print in distemper from lino blocks on paper.

Object details

Category
Object type
Titles
  • Knole Park (manufacturer's title)
  • Bardfield (series title)
Materials and techniques
Colour hand-print in distemper from lino blocks on paper
Brief description
Portion of 'Knole Park' wallpaper, an all-over pattern of leaves with squares containing scenes of; a man horse riding, a man pushing a woman on a swing and a house surrounded by deer; Designed by Edward Bawden; Colour print from lino blocks on paper; Hand-printed in distemper by Cole & Son from blocks designed and cut by the artist; England; ca.1931.
Physical description
Portion of 'Knole Park' wallpaper, an all-over pattern of leaves with squares containing scenes of; a man horse riding, a man pushing a woman on a swing and a house surrounded by deer; Colour print in distemper from lino blocks on paper.
Dimensions
  • Portion height: 82cm
  • Portion width: 56cm
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.
Production
The printing blocks were both designed and cut by the artist.
Subjects depicted
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
Accession number
E.960-1978

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Record createdMarch 30, 2009
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