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'1951' Wallpapers Limited Editions

Wallpaper
1951 (manufactured)
Artist/Maker
Place of origin

Specimen of 'Belfairs' wallpaper; Colour print on paper.

Within '1951' Wallpapers Limited Editions, a pattern book, produced by John Line & Sons Ltd, containing 52 specimens, including different colourways; each with designer's name, name of pattern, serial number etc in letterpress on the back; with price-list and preface by Derek Patmore.

Object details

Categories
Object type
Titles
  • '1951' Wallpapers Limited Editions (series title)
  • Belfairs (manufacturer's title)
Materials and techniques
Colour print on paper
Brief description
Specimen of 'Belfairs' wallpaper; Designed by Armfield-Passano; Colour print on paper; Within ''1951' Wallpapers Limited Editions' produced by John Line & Sons Ltd, a pattern book containing 52 specimens (E.1480-1531-1980), with price-list and preface by Derek Patmore; England; 1951.
Physical description
Specimen of 'Belfairs' wallpaper; Colour print on paper.

Within '1951' Wallpapers Limited Editions, a pattern book, produced by John Line & Sons Ltd, containing 52 specimens, including different colourways; each with designer's name, name of pattern, serial number etc in letterpress on the back; with price-list and preface by Derek Patmore.
Dimensions
  • Size of volume height: 49.5cm
  • Size of volume width: 53cm
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 Shand Kydd Ltd
Object history
Given by Shand Kydd Ltd.
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.1497-1980

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Record createdMay 5, 2009
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