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Orwell

Wallpaper
ca. 1905 (made)
Artist/Maker
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

Categories
Object type
TitleOrwell (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.
Dimensions
  • Height: 129.4cm
  • Width: 56.5cm
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
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 createdJune 8, 2009
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