Västansjö
Wallpaper
1977 (made)
1977 (made)
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Specimen of wallpaper with 'Västansjö' design; Colour machine print, on paper.
Within Land, a pattern book containing 53 specimens (E.1482-1534-1977), including different colourways, reproducing earlier designs; each stamped on the back with manufacturer's name, serial number and measurement; the papers shown in photographs of contemporary interiors interleaved throughout the volume; bound in boards, with plastic spine.
Within Land, a pattern book containing 53 specimens (E.1482-1534-1977), including different colourways, reproducing earlier designs; each stamped on the back with manufacturer's name, serial number and measurement; the papers shown in photographs of contemporary interiors interleaved throughout the volume; bound in boards, with plastic spine.
Object details
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| Materials and techniques | Colour machine print, on paper |
| Brief description | Specimen of wallpaper with 'Västansjö' design; Colour machine print, on paper; Within 'Land', a pattern book containing 53 specimens (E.1483-1534-1977); Produced by Duro; Sweden; 1977. |
| Physical description | Specimen of wallpaper with 'Västansjö' design; Colour machine print, on paper. Within Land, a pattern book containing 53 specimens (E.1482-1534-1977), including different colourways, reproducing earlier designs; each stamped on the back with manufacturer's name, serial number and measurement; the papers shown in photographs of contemporary interiors interleaved throughout the volume; bound in boards, with plastic spine. |
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| Marks and inscriptions | (Stamped on the back with manufacturer's name, serial number and measurement.) |
| Credit line | Given by Duro |
| Object history | Given by Duro. The volume is prefaced with a foreword on the collection, which was a result of a nation-wide appeal for specimens of old Swedish wallpaper. |
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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.1495-1977 |
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| Record created | June 1, 2009 |
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