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Coffee and Tea

Wallpaper
1953 (made)
Artist/Maker
Harben Papers, New York (manufacturer)
Martin, Joe (designer)
Place of origin
New York (made)

Portion of 'Coffee and Tea' wallpaper, a design depicting four ovoid ceramic labels attached to rectangles of wood, lettered in turn; Flour, Eggs, Coffee and Salt; Colour screen print, on paper.

Object details

Categories
Wall Coverings
Prints
Object type
Wallpaper
TitleCoffee and Tea (manufacturer's title)
Materials and techniques
Colour screen print, on paper
Paper
Colour Screen Print
Brief description
Portion of 'Coffee and Tea' wallpaper, a design depicting four ovoid ceramic labels attached to rectangles of wood, lettered in turn; Flour, Eggs, Coffee and Salt; Colour screen print, on paper; Design by Joe Martin; Produced by Harben Papers, New York; America; 1953.
Physical description
Portion of 'Coffee and Tea' wallpaper, a design depicting four ovoid ceramic labels attached to rectangles of wood, lettered in turn; Flour, Eggs, Coffee and Salt; Colour screen print, on paper.
Dimensions
  • Height: 53.4cm
  • Width: 74.7cm
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
  • New York City COFFEE and TEA (Printed in selvage)
  • FLOUR / EGGS / COFFEE / SALT (Lettered as part of design.)
  • 'COFFEE AND TEA'. Hand-printed wallpaper designed / by Joe Martin for Harben Papers. AMERICAN; 1953. Given by Herndon Papers Inc. C.19660 (Lettered on paper label attached to lower-left corner of design.)
Credit line
Given by Herndon Papers Inc.
Object history
Given by Herndon Papers Inc.
Subjects depicted
Labels (Identifying Artifacts)
Bees (Insects)
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.19338 - Previous number
Collection
Prints, Drawings & Paintings Collection
Accession number
E.571-1966

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Record createdJune 9, 2009
Record URL
https://collections.vam.ac.uk/item/O248258/coffee-and-tea-wallpaper-martin-joe/
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