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Royal Oak

Wallpaper
ca. 1938-1939 (made)
Artist/Maker
Cole & Son (manufacturer)
Aldridge, John (artist)
Place of origin
Britain (made)

A length of wallpaper with pattern of an oak garland stripe enclosed within an ogee framework printed in gold on grey

Object details

Category
Wall Coverings
Object type
Wallpaper
TitleRoyal Oak (assigned by artist)
Materials and techniques
Hand-printed in distemper from lino blocks
Printing Ink
Linoleum-Block Printing
Brief description
Wallpaper, 'Royal Oak' (gold on grey), ca.1938-9, by John Aldridge
Physical description
A length of wallpaper with pattern of an oak garland stripe enclosed within an ogee framework printed in gold on grey
Dimensions
  • Height: 106.5cm
  • Width: 55.8cm
Marks and inscriptions
'RO5' [in a circle] 'Gold on Grey (IJ) / Aldridge, Royal Oak (1J)' (on the back of the sheet at the outer edge; pencil)
Credit line
Given by Ian E. Tregarthen Jenkin and Dr E. A. O. Whiteman
Object history
This is one of a group of wallpapers by John Aldridge and Edward Bawden which remained at Place House, Great Bardfield, Essex at the time of John Aldridge's death and which were bequeathed by him to Dr. E.A.O. Whiteman and Ian Tregarthen Jenkin. The papers were divided up and given to three institutions: the Whitworth Art Gallery, Manchester, the Museum of Domestic Design and Architecture at the University of Middlesex, and the V&A.
Associated objects
Bibliographic reference
A Popular Art: British Wallpapers 1950-1960. Middlesex Polytechnic, 1990 (exhibition catalogue), p.61 (no.74)
Collection
Prints, Drawings & Paintings Collection
Accession number
E.844-2000

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Record createdJune 26, 2000
Record URL
https://collections.vam.ac.uk/item/O40845/royal-oak-wallpaper-aldridge-john/
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