Steamboats

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Artist/Maker	The Curwen Press (printer and publisher) Mould, Phyllis A, (designer)
Place of origin	England (printed)

Portion of 'Steamboats' wallpaper, a repeating design of a bearded man, wearing a top hat, in a small grey and red steamboat. Also featuring; large fish, crabs, sea shells and lengths of red ribbon tied in bows; Colour lithograph, on paper.

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Categories	Wall Coverings Prints
Object type	Wallpaper
Title	Steamboats (manufacturer's title)
Materials and techniques	Colour lithograph, on paper Paper Colour Lithograph
Brief description	Portion of 'Steamboats' wallpaper, a repeating design of a bearded man, wearing a top hat, in a small grey and red steamboat. Also featuring; large fish, crabs, sea shells and lengths of red ribbon tied in bows; Colour lithograph, on paper; Designed by Phyllis A. Mould; Printed and published by the Curwen Press; England; ca. 1930.
Physical description	Portion of 'Steamboats' wallpaper, a repeating design of a bearded man, wearing a top hat, in a small grey and red steamboat. Also featuring; large fish, crabs, sea shells and lengths of red ribbon tied in bows; Colour lithograph, on paper.
Dimensions	Size of sheet height: 61.6cm Size of sheet width: 58.4cm 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.
Subjects depicted	Fish Man Top Hats Steamboats Shells Crab (Crustacean) Seas
Associated object	E.4045-1934 (Version)
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	Prints, Drawings & Paintings Collection
Accession number	E.548-1931

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Record created	June 25, 2009
Record URL	https://collections.vam.ac.uk/item/O385308/steamboats-wallpaper-mould-phyllis-a/

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