Arcadia
Wallpaper
1951 (made)
1951 (made)
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Portion of 'Arcadia' wallpaper, featuring laurel wreaths framing decorative vases, and decorative medallions containing scenes of Ancient Greeks; in one a woman sits by a tree, in another a man plays a harp; a (?)green ground with thin pale stripes; Colour screen print, on paper; Lettered with manufacturer's name etc.
Object details
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| Object type | |
| Title | Arcadia (manufacturer's title) |
| Materials and techniques | Colour screen print, on paper |
| Brief description | Portion of 'Arcadia' wallpaper, featuring laurel wreaths framing decorative vases, and decorative medallions containing scenes of Ancient Greeks; in one a woman sits by a tree, in another a man plays a harp; a (?)green ground thin pale stripes; Colour screen print, on paper; Design by John Minton; Produced by John Line & Sons Ltd.; England; 1951. |
| Physical description | Portion of 'Arcadia' wallpaper, featuring laurel wreaths framing decorative vases, and decorative medallions containing scenes of Ancient Greeks; in one a woman sits by a tree, in another a man plays a harp; a (?)green ground with thin pale stripes; Colour screen print, on paper; Lettered with manufacturer's name etc. |
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| Marks and inscriptions | JOIN HERE JOHN LINE & SONS LTD (Lettered in selvage.) |
| Credit line | Given by John Line & Sons Ltd |
| Object history | Given by John Line & Sons Ltd. |
| Production | Not to be confused with a wallpaper with the same title designed by Cliff Holden for the 'Palladio 6' series, produced by Arthur Sanderson & Sons Ltd, 1963 (Design (1963), no 170, pl 15). |
| Subjects depicted | |
| Associated object | E.2299-1980 (Colourway) |
| 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.883-1978 |
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| Record created | June 9, 2009 |
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