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Ashlar

Wallpaper
ca.1930 (made)
Artist/Maker
The Curwen Press (Printed and published)
Bawden, Edward (designer)
Place of origin
England (made)

Portion of 'Ashlar' wallpaper, brickwork pattern in grey with diagonal lines of shading, with vertical bands of yellow stripes and small blue motifs; Colour lithograph on paper.

Object details

Categories
Wall Coverings
Prints
Object type
Wallpaper
TitleAshlar (manufacturer's title)
Materials and techniques
Colour lithograph on paper
Paper
Colour Lithograph
Brief description
Portion of 'Ashlar' wallpaper, brickwork pattern in grey with diagonal lines of shading, with vertical bands of yellow stripes and small blue motifs; Designed by Edward Bawden; Colour lithograph on paper; Printed and published by the Curwen Press Ltd; England; ca.1930.
Physical description
Portion of 'Ashlar' wallpaper, brickwork pattern in grey with diagonal lines of shading, with vertical bands of yellow stripes and small blue motifs; Colour lithograph on paper.
Dimensions
  • Portion height: 86.4cm
  • Portion width: 54.5cm
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
  • B.4 / Ashlar (Handwritten in ink on the front of the design.)
  • EDWARD BAWDEN (Lettered running below the design.)
Credit line
Given by the Curwen Press Ltd
Object history
Given by the Curwen Press Ltd.
Subjects depicted
Brickwork
All-Over Pattern
Stripes
Motifs
Geometric Pattern
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 1933, London: Printed under the Authority of the Board of Education 1934
Collection
Prints, Drawings & Paintings Collection
Accession number
E.1391-1933

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Record createdMarch 31, 2009
Record URL
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