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Naelderne

Wallpaper
1951 (made)
Artist/Maker
Place of origin

Portion of wallpaper with 'Naelderne' design; Various plant foliage in two shades of green, with small flowers in red, white and yellow, on a pale ground; Colour woodblock print, on paper.

Object details

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Object type
TitleNaelderne (manufacturer's title)
Materials and techniques
Colour woodblock print, on paper
Brief description
Portion of wallpaper with 'Naelderne' [The Nettles] design; Various plant foliage in two shades of green, with small flowers in red, white and yellow, on a pale ground; Colour woodblock print, on paper; Design by Bent Karlby; Produced by Dahls Tapetfabrik, Copenhagen; Denmark; 1951.
Physical description
Portion of wallpaper with 'Naelderne' design; Various plant foliage in two shades of green, with small flowers in red, white and yellow, on a pale ground; Colour woodblock print, on paper.
Dimensions
  • Height: 57.5cm
  • Width: 46.5cm
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
'NAELDERNE.' Hand-printed. / Designed by Bent Karlby for Dahl's, Copenhagen. / DANISH ; 1951. C. [crossed out]19943. /E.987-1979[written in pencil] (Lettered on paper label attched to bottom-left corner of face of design.)
Credit line
Given by Dahls Tapetfabrik
Object history
Given by Dahls Tapetfabrik.
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.897-1979

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Record createdJune 8, 2009
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