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Colophon

Wallpaper
ca. 1957 (made)
Artist/Maker
Place of origin

Portion of wallpaper with 'Colophon' design, an abstract design suggestive of trees and foliage; Screen print, black on red, on paper.

Object details

Categories
Object type
Titles
  • Colophon (manufacturer's title)
  • Palladio (series title)
Materials and techniques
Screen print, black on red, on paper
Brief description
Portion of wallpaper with 'Colophon' design, an abstract design suggestive of trees and foliage; Screen print, black on red, on paper; Design by Elizabeth Griffiths; Produced by the Lightbown, Aspinall Branch of the Wallpaper Manufacturers Ltd as one of their 'Palladio' range; England; ca. 1957.
Physical description
Portion of wallpaper with 'Colophon' design, an abstract design suggestive of trees and foliage; Screen print, black on red, on paper.
Dimensions
  • Portion height: 72cm
  • Portion width: 55.5cm
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
  • PALLADIO (Lettered three times along the left-hand selvage.)
  • MADE IN ENGLAND (Lettered three times along the right-hand selvage.)
Subject depicted
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.962-1978

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Record createdJune 3, 2009
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