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Palladio 9

Wallpaper
1971 (manufactured)
Artist/Maker
Place of origin

Specimen of 'Solaria' or 'Sikhara' wallpaper; Screen print on paper.

Within a pattern book containing 103 specimens (E.159-261-1977), including different colourways, each with artist's name, serial number etc in letterpress on the back; the sheets interleaved with photographs of contemporary interiors; bound in plastic-covered boards.

Object details

Categories
Object type
Titles
  • Palladio 9 (series title)
  • Solaria (manufacturer's title)
  • Sikhara (manufacturer's title)
Materials and techniques
Screen print on paper
Brief description
Specimen of 'Solaria' or 'Sikhara' wallpaper; Design by Peter Jones; Screen print on paper; Within a pattern book containing 103 specimens (E.159-261-1977); Produced by Arthur Sanderson & Sons Ltd, Perivale; England; 1971.
Physical description
Specimen of 'Solaria' or 'Sikhara' wallpaper; Screen print on paper.

Within a pattern book containing 103 specimens (E.159-261-1977), including different colourways, each with artist's name, serial number etc in letterpress on the back; the sheets interleaved with photographs of contemporary interiors; bound in plastic-covered boards.
Dimensions
  • Size of volume height: 50cm
  • Size of volume width: 50cm
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.
Marks and inscriptions
(Designer’s name, name of pattern, serial number etc in letterpress on the back.)
Credit line
Given by Arthur Sanderson & Sons Ltd
Object history
Given by Arthur Sanderson & Sons Ltd.
Associated objects
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.173-1977

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Record createdMay 22, 2009
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