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Provence

Wallpaper
1951 (made)
Artist/Maker
John Line & Sons Ltd. (manufacturer)
Day, Lucienne (designer)
Place of origin
England (made)

Portion of 'Provence' wallpaper; vertical bands of ovoid shapes, in pink, white and grey, containing various patterns and motifs in black, on a green ground flecked with grey; Hand screen print on paper; Lettered on the selvedge with facsimile signature Lucienne Day.

Object details

Categories
Wall Coverings
Prints
Object type
Wallpaper
TitleProvence (manufacturer's title)
Materials and techniques
Hand screen print on paper
Paper
Hand Screen Print
Brief description
Portion of 'Provence' wallpaper; vertical bands of ovoid shapes, in pink, white and grey, containing various patterns and motifs in black, on a green ground flecked with grey; Designed by Lucienne Day; Hand screen print on paper; Produced by John Line & Sons Ltd in their series 'Limited Editions 1951'; England; 1951.
Physical description
Portion of 'Provence' wallpaper; vertical bands of ovoid shapes, in pink, white and grey, containing various patterns and motifs in black, on a green ground flecked with grey; Hand screen print on paper; Lettered on the selvedge with facsimile signature Lucienne Day.
Dimensions
  • Portion height: 74.4cm
  • Portion width: 54.2cm
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
  • Lucienne Day (Facsimile signature lettered on the selvedge.)
  • LUCIENNE DAY JOIN HERE TRIM OFF LINE (Lettered along the selvedge.)
  • LENT BY THE / VICTORIA AND ALBERT MUSEUM (Lettered on paper attached to front of design.)
  • 'PROVENCE'. Wall paper designed by / Lucienne Day for John Line & Sons / Ltd. ENGLISH; 1951. / Given by the manufacturers. / C.19338. (Lettered on paper attached to front of design.)
Credit line
Given by John Line & Sons Ltd
Object history
Given by John Line & Sons Ltd.
Production
Produced by John Line & Sons Ltd in their series 'Limited Editions 1951'.
Subjects depicted
Ovals
Dots
Motifs
Flowers (Plants)
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 Prints and Drawings and Department of Paintings Accessions 1966 pub. HMSO 1967
Other number
C.19338 - Previous number
Collection
Prints, Drawings & Paintings Collection
Accession number
E.569-1966

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Record createdApril 28, 2009
Record URL
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