British Wallpaper Base. Papier Peint Vierge Anglais
Wallpaper
1950-62 (manufactured)
1950-62 (manufactured)
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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.
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
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| Brief description | Wallpaper specimen designed by Alan Reynolds; 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. |
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| 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. |
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| Accession number | E.1226-1978 |
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| Record created | May 5, 2009 |
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