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Quad Player 2

Wallpaper
1995 - 1996 (made)
Artist/Maker
Coloroll (manufacturer)
Place of origin
England (made)

Most Premier League English football clubs now produce a range of goods aimed at their supporters. Children and young people in particular like to buy clothing and accessories, including bed linen and wallpapers, that show their favourite team.This wallpaper shows some of the most famous footballers who played for Manchester United in the 1990s, with copies of their signatures.

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read Wallpapers for children Thanks to the separation of workplace and home, British middle-class houses in the early 19th century had, for the first time, sufficient space to dedicate rooms, and even whole floors, to the accommodation of children and their carers – the nursemaid (later nanny) and the governess.

Object details

Categories
Sport
Wall Coverings
Object type
Wallpaper
Titles
  • Quad Player 2 (manufacturer's title)
  • Wallpaper produced for Manchester United Football Club (popular title)
Materials and techniques
Colour machine print on paper
Ink
Paper
Printing
Brief description
Portion of 'Quad Player 2' Wallpaper featuring four players in the Manchester Utd football team, 1995-1996.
Physical description
A length of wallpaper cut from a roll, with a design showing four players from Manchester United's team during the 1995-6 season.
Dimensions
  • Cut from longer roll length: 205.5cm
  • Width: 52.3cm
Production typeMass produced
Credit line
Given by Michael Snodin
Object history
Given by Michael Snodin
Production
Reason For Production: Retail
Subjects depicted
Football
Signatures
Badges
Manchester United Football Club
Giggs, Ryan
Cole, Andy
Keane, Roy
Sharpe, Lee
Summary
Most Premier League English football clubs now produce a range of goods aimed at their supporters. Children and young people in particular like to buy clothing and accessories, including bed linen and wallpapers, that show their favourite team.This wallpaper shows some of the most famous footballers who played for Manchester United in the 1990s, with copies of their signatures.
Bibliographic references
  • Illustrated in the Spring/Summer 1996 Manchester United Merchandise catalogue
  • Saunders, Gill. Wallpaper in Interior Decoration. V&A Publications. London, 2002. pp. 139. pl 125.
Collection
Prints, Drawings & Paintings Collection
Accession number
E.187-2000

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Record createdApril 3, 2001
Record URL
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