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Quatrefoil

Wallpaper
ca.1950 (made)
Artist/Maker
Place of origin

Portion of 'Quatrefoil' wallpaper, with a pattern of quatrefoils in black, white and grey, incorporating vertical stripes; Colour print from wood blocks on paper.

Object details

Category
Object type
TitleQuatrefoil (manufacturer's title)
Materials and techniques
Colour woodblock print, on paper
Brief description
Portion of 'Quatrefoil' wallpaper, with a pattern of quatrefoils in black, white and grey, incorporating vertical stripes; Designed by Edward Bawden; Colour print from wood blocks on paper; Produced by Cole & Son (Wallpapers) Ltd; England; ca.1950.
Physical description
Portion of 'Quatrefoil' wallpaper, with a pattern of quatrefoils in black, white and grey, incorporating vertical stripes; Colour print from wood blocks on paper.
Dimensions
  • Portion height: 99.5cm
  • Portion width: 55cm
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.
Object history
This pattern was reproduced in a red colourway, see: Architectural Review (1952), vol 112, p 224, fig 14.
Subjects depicted
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.
  • Entwisle, E. A. A Literary History of Wallpaper. London, 1960.
Collection
Accession number
E.890-1979

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Record createdMarch 31, 2009
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