Orwell
Wallpaper
ca. 1905 (made)
ca. 1905 (made)
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| Place of origin |
Two portions, joined, of ‘Orwell’wallpaper, mounted on linen; Colour woodblock print and stencil, on paper; Inscribed in pencil on the back with title etc and numbered 5.
Object details
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| Object type | |
| Title | Orwell (manufacturer's title) |
| Materials and techniques | Colour woodblock print and stencil, on paper |
| Brief description | Two portions, joined, of ‘Orwell’wallpaper, mounted on linen; Colour woodblock print and stencil, on paper; Numbered '5'; Design by William Shand Kydd; Produced by Shand Kydd Ltd; London, England; ca. 1905. |
| Physical description | Two portions, joined, of ‘Orwell’wallpaper, mounted on linen; Colour woodblock print and stencil, on paper; Inscribed in pencil on the back with title etc and numbered 5. |
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| Marks and inscriptions | Inscribed in pencil on the back with title etc and numbered 6491. |
| Credit line | Given by Shand Kydd Ltd |
| Object history | Given by Shand Kydd 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.1047-1970 |
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| Record created | June 8, 2009 |
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