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Wallpaper
1966-67 (manufactured)
1966-67 (manufactured)
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Specimen of 'Dorado' vinyl wallpaper; Colour print on paper.
Within a pattern book containing 151 specimens (E.1719-1869-1980), including different colourways, each with designer's name, name of pattern, serial number etc in letterpress on the back; a few sheets interleaved with photographs of the papers in contemporary settings.
Within a pattern book containing 151 specimens (E.1719-1869-1980), including different colourways, each with designer's name, name of pattern, serial number etc in letterpress on the back; a few sheets interleaved with photographs of the papers in contemporary settings.
Object details
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| Materials and techniques | Colour print on paper |
| Brief description | Specimen of 'Dorado' vinyl wallpaper; Colour print on paper; Within a pattern book containing 151 specimens (E.1719-1869-1980); Produced by Shand Kydd Ltd.; England; 1966-67. |
| Physical description | Specimen of 'Dorado' vinyl wallpaper; Colour print on paper. Within a pattern book containing 151 specimens (E.1719-1869-1980), including different colourways, each with designer's name, name of pattern, serial number etc in letterpress on the back; a few sheets interleaved with photographs of the papers in contemporary settings. |
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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. |
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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.1795-1980 |
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| Record created | May 14, 2009 |
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