Europa VI
Wallpaper
1978-79 (made)
1978-79 (made)
| Artist/Maker |
Specimen of wallpaper.
Within Europa VI, a pattern book containing 146 specimens (E.1078-1125-1980), including different colourways, of French, German, Italian and Swedish patterns; each with serial number etc stamped on the back; some designs interleaved with photographs of the wallpapers in contemporary settings; bound in cloth-covered boards, with a sheet of colour samples of Cole's vinyl matt emulsion paints.
Within Europa VI, a pattern book containing 146 specimens (E.1078-1125-1980), including different colourways, of French, German, Italian and Swedish patterns; each with serial number etc stamped on the back; some designs interleaved with photographs of the wallpapers in contemporary settings; bound in cloth-covered boards, with a sheet of colour samples of Cole's vinyl matt emulsion paints.
Object details
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| Object type | |
| Title | Europa VI (named collection) |
| Materials and techniques | |
| Brief description | Specimen of wallpaper; Within 'Europa VI', a pattern book containing 146 specimens (E.1078-1125-1980); Produced by Cole & Son (Wallpapers) Ltd; 1978-79. |
| Physical description | Specimen of wallpaper. Within Europa VI, a pattern book containing 146 specimens (E.1078-1125-1980), including different colourways, of French, German, Italian and Swedish patterns; each with serial number etc stamped on the back; some designs interleaved with photographs of the wallpapers in contemporary settings; bound in cloth-covered boards, with a sheet of colour samples of Cole's vinyl matt emulsion paints. |
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| Marks and inscriptions | (Serial number etc stamped on the back.) |
| Credit line | Given by Cole & Son (Wallpapers) Ltd |
| Object history | Given by Cole & Son (Wallpapers) Ltd. |
| Production | Within book of French, German, Italian and Swedish patterns. |
| 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.1120-1980 |
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| Record created | June 1, 2009 |
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