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Grid and Cross

Wallpaper
1939 (made)
Artist/Maker
Cole & Son (manufacturer)
Bawden, Edward (designer)
Place of origin
England (made)

Portion of 'Grid and Cross' wallpaper, an all-over pattern of cross motifs on a dark ground; Colour print in distemper from lino blocks on paper.

Object details

Categories
Wall Coverings
Interiors
Prints
Object type
Wallpaper
Titles
  • Grid and Cross (manufacturer's title)
  • Bardfield (series title)
Materials and techniques
Colour hand-print in distemper from lino blocks on paper
Distemper
Linoleum-Block Printing
Brief description
Portion of 'Grid and Cross' wallpaper, an all-over pattern of cross motifs on a dark ground; 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.1938.
Physical description
Portion of 'Grid and Cross' wallpaper, an all-over pattern of cross motifs on a dark ground; Colour print in distemper from lino blocks on paper.
Dimensions
  • Portion height: 81.3cm
  • 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.
Subject depicted
Crosses (Motifs)
Bibliographic references
  • 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.
  • Victoria and Albert Museum, Department of Engraving, Illustration and Design & Department of Paintings, Accessions 1939, published under the Authority of the Ministry of Education, London, 1950
Collection
Prints, Drawings & Paintings Collection
Accession number
E.1636-1939

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Record createdMarch 31, 2009
Record URL
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