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Flora Danika

Wallpaper
1951 (made)
Artist/Maker
Dahls Tapetfabrik (manufacturer)
Karlby, Bent (designer)
Place of origin
Copenhagen (county) (manufactured)

Portion of wallpaper with 'Flora Danika' design; A variety of plants, complete with roots, on a pale ground; Colour woodblock print, on paper.


Object details

Categories
Wall Coverings
Prints
Object type
Wallpaper
TitleFlora Danika (manufacturer's title)
Materials and techniques
Colour woodblock print, on paper
Paper
Colour Woodblock Print
Brief description
Portion of wallpaper with 'Flora Danika' design; A variety of plants, complete with roots, 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 'Flora Danika' design; A variety of plants, complete with roots, on a pale ground; Colour woodblock print, on paper.
Dimensions
  • Height: 56.8cm
  • Width: 47cm
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
  • ‘FLORA DANIKA’. Hand-printed wall paper designed / by Bent Karlby for Dahls, Copenhagen. DANISH; / 1951. Given by Sandersons Ltd. C.19426. (Lettered on paper label attched to bottom-left corner, on face of design.)
  • LENT BY THE / VICTORIA AND ALBERT MUSEUM (Lettered on paper label attched to bottom-right corner, on face of design.)
Credit line
Given by Arthur Sanderson & Sons Ltd
Object history
Given by Arthur Sanderson & Sons Ltd.
Subject depicted
Flowers (Plants)
Bibliographic references
  • 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.
  • Victoria and Albert Museum Department of Prints and Drawings and Department of Paintings Accessions 1966 pub. HMSO 1967
Other number
C.19246 - Previous number
Collection
Prints, Drawings & Paintings Collection
Accession number
E.570-1966

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Record createdJune 8, 2009
Record URL
https://collections.vam.ac.uk/item/O239272/flora-danika-wallpaper-karlby-bent/
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