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Raris

Wallpaper
ca. 1955 (made)
Artist/Maker
Place of origin

Length of 'Raris' wallpaper, an all-over brick pattern of pale circles, on a pale ground; Machine print on lightly embossed paper.

Object details

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Object type
TitleRaris (assigned by artist)
Materials and techniques
Machine print on lightly embossed paper
Brief description
Length of 'Raris' wallpaper, an all-over brick pattern of pale circles, on a pale ground; Machine print on lightly embossed paper; Designed by Shinkichi Tajiri; Produced by Rasch & Co., Bramsche; Germany; ca. 1955.
Physical description
Length of 'Raris' wallpaper, an all-over brick pattern of pale circles, on a pale ground; Machine print on lightly embossed paper.
Dimensions
  • Height: 267.5cm
  • Width: 56.5cm
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.
Credit line
Given by Dr Emil Rasch
Object history
Given by Dr Emil Rasch.
Subjects depicted
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.973-1978

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Record createdJune 30, 2009
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