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Portobello

Wallpaper
1964 (made)
Artist/Maker
Place of origin

Portion of wallpaper with 'Portobello' design, child-like drawings of a variety of objects, including a handgun, a fish and a pocket watch; Machine print, in white on red, on paper.

Object details

Categories
Object type
Parts
This object consists of 2 parts.
(Some alternative part names are also shown below)
  • Wallpaper
  • Print
  • Wallpaper
  • Print
TitlePortobello (manufacturer's title)
Materials and techniques
Machine print, in white on red on paper
Brief description
Portion of wallpaper with 'Portobello' design, child-like drawings of a variety of objects, including a handgun, a fish and a pocket watch; Machine print, in white on red, on paper; Design by Hammer Prints; Produced by the Wallpaper Manufacturers Ltd.; England; 1964.
Physical description
Portion of wallpaper with 'Portobello' design, child-like drawings of a variety of objects, including a handgun, a fish and a pocket watch; Machine print, in white on red, on paper.
Dimensions
  • Portion height: 139.5cm
  • Portion width: 57cm
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.
Credit line
Given by the Wallpaper Manufacturers Ltd
Object history
Given by the Wallpaper Manufacturers Ltd.
Subjects 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.964-1978

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Record createdJune 3, 2009
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