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Phantom Rose

Wallpaper
1957 (made)
Artist/Maker
Wallpaper Manufacturers Ltd. (manufacturer)
Levy, Audrey (designer)
Place of origin
England (printed)

Roll of 'Phantom Rose' wallpaper, a floral pattern of roses, with stems and leaves, black on a white ground; Screen print on paper.

Object details

Categories
Wall Coverings
Prints
Design Council Award Winner
Object type
Wallpaper
Titles
  • Phantom Rose (manufacturer's title)
  • Palladio 2 (series title)
Materials and techniques
Screen print, black on white, on paper
Paper
Screen Print
Brief description
Roll of 'Phantom Rose' wallpaper, a floral pattern of roses, with stems and leaves, black on a white ground; Screen print on paper; Design by Audrey Levy; Produced by the Wallpaper Manufacturers Ltd. as one of their 'Palladio 2' range; England; 1957.
Physical description
Roll of 'Phantom Rose' wallpaper, a floral pattern of roses, with stems and leaves, black on a white ground; Screen print on paper.
Dimensions
  • Height: 671cm
  • Width: 55.5cm
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.
Historical context
Winner of a CoID Design of the Year Award, 1958.
Production
Produced by the Wallpaper Manufacturers Ltd. as one of their 'Palladio 2' range.
Subjects depicted
Floral Pattern
Roses (Flowers)
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.
  • Taken from Departmental Circulation Register 1963
Collection
Prints, Drawings & Paintings Collection
Accession number
CIRC.296-1963

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Record createdJune 9, 2009
Record URL
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