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Adelphi

Wallpaper
ca. 1955 (made)
Artist/Maker
Wallpaper Manufacturers Ltd. (manufacturer)
Hughes, Edward H. (A.R.C.A., M.S.I.A.) (designer)
Place of origin
England (made)

Portion of 'Adelphi' wallpaper, bands of alternating colour, featuring floral motifs and fret pattern, red and (?)black with white motifs; Colour screen print, on paper.


Object details

Categories
Wall Coverings
Prints
Object type
Wallpaper
TitleAdelphi (manufacturer's title)
Materials and techniques
Colour screen print, on paper
Paper
Colour Screen Print
Brief description
Portion of 'Adelphi' wallpaper, bands of alternating colour, featuring floral motifs and fret pattern, red and (?)black with white motifs; Colour screen print, on paper; Design by Edward H. Hughes; Produced by the Wallpaper Manufacturers Ltd.; England; ca. 1955.
Physical description
Portion of 'Adelphi' wallpaper, bands of alternating colour, featuring floral motifs and fret pattern, red and (?)black with white motifs; Colour screen print, on paper.
Dimensions
  • Portion height: 74.5cm
  • Portion width: 52.5cm
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
MADE IN ENGLAND (Lettered three-times along selvage.)
Credit line
Given by the Wallpaper Manufacturers Ltd
Object history
Given by the Wallpaper Manufacturers Ltd.
Subjects depicted
Floral Motifs
Frets (Patterns)
Stripes
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
Prints, Drawings & Paintings Collection
Accession number
E.967-1978

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Record createdJune 4, 2009
Record URL
https://collections.vam.ac.uk/item/O238780/adelphi-wallpaper-hughes-edward-h/
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