Saigon
Wallpaper
1936-59 (manufactured)
1936-59 (manufactured)
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'Saigon' wallpaper specimen, an all-over pattern of overlapping leaves, pale-green on a green ground; Woodblock print on paper; With attached paper depicting the design at one-seventh scale, the design in (?)pale-brown on a burgundy ground.
Within a pattern book of 151 specimens, incorporating a studio log of obsolete designs, 1936-59; Each with title etc lettered on the front, and the pages of the original pattern book with title, serial number etc in letterpress on the back; Some of the patterns interleaved with screen-printed versions, reduced in size; Book bound in cloth boards, with typescript list of titles, designer's and printing methods affixed to the inside of the front cover and to the fly leaf.
Within a pattern book of 151 specimens, incorporating a studio log of obsolete designs, 1936-59; Each with title etc lettered on the front, and the pages of the original pattern book with title, serial number etc in letterpress on the back; Some of the patterns interleaved with screen-printed versions, reduced in size; Book bound in cloth boards, with typescript list of titles, designer's and printing methods affixed to the inside of the front cover and to the fly leaf.
Object details
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| Parts | This object consists of 2 parts. (Some alternative part names are also shown below)
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| Title | Saigon (manufacturer's title) |
| Materials and techniques | Woodblock print on paper |
| Brief description | 'Saigon' wallpaper specimen, an all-over pattern of overlapping leaves, pale-green on a green ground; Designed by Henry Skeen; Woodblock print on paper; With attached paper depicting the design at one-seventh scale, the design in (?)pale-brown on a burgundy ground; Within a wallpaper pattern book of 151 specimens (E.2296-2446-1980), incorporating a studio log of obsolete designs; Produced by John Line & Sons Ltd; England; 1936-59. |
| Physical description | 'Saigon' wallpaper specimen, an all-over pattern of overlapping leaves, pale-green on a green ground; Woodblock print on paper; With attached paper depicting the design at one-seventh scale, the design in (?)pale-brown on a burgundy ground. Within a pattern book of 151 specimens, incorporating a studio log of obsolete designs, 1936-59; Each with title etc lettered on the front, and the pages of the original pattern book with title, serial number etc in letterpress on the back; Some of the patterns interleaved with screen-printed versions, reduced in size; Book bound in cloth boards, with typescript list of titles, designer's and printing methods affixed to the inside of the front cover and to the fly leaf. |
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| Credit line | Given by Shand Kydd Ltd |
| Object history | Given by Shand Kydd Ltd. |
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| 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. |
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| Accession number | E.2407-1980 |
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| Record created | April 30, 2009 |
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