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Palladio 9

Wallpaper
1971 (manufactured)
Artist/Maker
Place of origin

Specimen of 'Minotaur', 'Zeppelin' or 'Berkley' wallpaper, a symmetrical pattern featuring hexagons, design in (?)bronze on gold; Screen print on paper.

Taken from 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)
  • Minotaur (manufacturer's title)
  • Zeppelin (manufacturer's title)
  • Berkley (manufacturer's title)
Materials and techniques
Screen print on paper
Brief description
Specimen of 'Minotaur', 'Zeppelin' or 'Berkley' wallpaper, a symmetrical pattern featuring hexagons, design in (?)bronze on gold; Design by Edward Pond; Screen print on paper; Taken from a pattern book containing 103 specimens (E.159-261-1977); Produced by Arthur Sanderson & Sons Ltd, Perivale; England; 1971.
Physical description
Specimen of 'Minotaur', 'Zeppelin' or 'Berkley' wallpaper, a symmetrical pattern featuring hexagons, design in (?)bronze on gold; Screen print on paper.

Taken from 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.
Subjects depicted
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.242-1977

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Record createdMay 22, 2009
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