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British Wallpaper Base. Papier Peint Vierge Anglais

Wallpaper
1950-62 (manufactured)
Artist/Maker
Place of origin

Wallpaper specimen.

Within British Wallpaper Base. Papier Peint Vierge Anglais, produced by M. R. Berra (London) Ltd. A pattern book containing 47 specimens (including rotagravure, silk screen, flock and embossed paper) produced by Arthur Sanderson & Sons Ltd and Crown Wallpaper 1950-62; letterpress introduction, etc, in English and in French; full bound in leather, with title, manufacturer's name, etc, on the front cover; notes on the type of paper and weight per square metre on sheets interleaved between each specimen.

Object details

Categories
Object type
TitleBritish Wallpaper Base. Papier Peint Vierge Anglais (series title)
Materials and techniques
printing
Brief description
Wallpaper specimen; Within 'British Wallpaper Base. Papier Peint Vierge Anglais', a pattern book produced by M. R. Berra (London) Ltd. containing 47 specimens (E.1211-1258-1978) produced by Arthur Sanderson & Sons Ltd and Crown Wallpaper 1950-62.
Physical description
Wallpaper specimen.

Within British Wallpaper Base. Papier Peint Vierge Anglais, produced by M. R. Berra (London) Ltd. A pattern book containing 47 specimens (including rotagravure, silk screen, flock and embossed paper) produced by Arthur Sanderson & Sons Ltd and Crown Wallpaper 1950-62; letterpress introduction, etc, in English and in French; full bound in leather, with title, manufacturer's name, etc, on the front cover; notes on the type of paper and weight per square metre on sheets interleaved between each specimen.
Dimensions
  • Size of volume height: 25cm
  • Size of volume width: 38.6cm
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.
Credit line
Given by Mr M. R. Berra
Object history
Given by Mr M. R. Berra.
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.
Collection
Accession number
E.1215-1978

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Record createdMay 5, 2009
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