Folio
Wallpaper
1964-65 (manufactured)
1964-65 (manufactured)
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Specimen of 'Latium' vinyl wallpaper; Colour screen print on paper; Designer’s name, name of pattern, serial number etc in letterpress on the back.
Within a pattern book of Vinyl papers containing 100 specimens, including different colourways; some sheets interleaved with screen prints of the patterns reduced to one-eighth of the size; bound in boards.
Within a pattern book of Vinyl papers containing 100 specimens, including different colourways; some sheets interleaved with screen prints of the patterns reduced to one-eighth of the size; bound in boards.
Object details
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| Materials and techniques | Colour screen print on paper |
| Brief description | Specimen of 'Latium' vinyl wallpaper; Design by John Wright; Colour screen print, on paper; Designer’s name, name of pattern, serial number etc in letterpress on the back; Within a pattern book containing 100 specimens (E.2196-2295-1980); Produced by Shand Kydd Ltd.; England; 1964-65. |
| Physical description | Specimen of 'Latium' vinyl wallpaper; Colour screen print on paper; Designer’s name, name of pattern, serial number etc in letterpress on the back. Within a pattern book of Vinyl papers containing 100 specimens, including different colourways; some sheets interleaved with screen prints of the patterns reduced to one-eighth of the size; bound in boards. |
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| Marks and inscriptions | (Designer’s name, name of pattern, serial number etc in letterpress on the back.) |
| Credit line | Given by Shand Kydd Ltd |
| Object history | Given by Shand Kydd Ltd. |
| Historical context | 'Folio', a John Line brand name, was taken over by Shand Kydd when the 2 companies merged in 1958. Shand Kydd produced 3 'Folio' collections. |
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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.2247-1980 |
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| Record created | May 13, 2009 |
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