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Elizabeth II

Print
1953 (made)
Artist/Maker
Place of origin

Specimen of hand-made paper watermarked with a head and shoulders portrait of Queen Elizabeth II. The paper is pale blue.


Object details

Category
Object type
TitleElizabeth II (generic title)
Materials and techniques
Watermarked paper
Brief description
Specimen of hand-made paper watermarked with the portrait of Queen Elizabeth II to commemorate her Coronation, manufactured by Portals Ltd., of Laverstoke, 1953.
Physical description
Specimen of hand-made paper watermarked with a head and shoulders portrait of Queen Elizabeth II. The paper is pale blue.
Dimensions
  • Sheet height: 55.7cm
  • Sheet width: 41.6cm
Measured by SH 20/05/2011.
Credit line
Given by Messrs. Portals Ltd.
Subjects depicted
Bibliographic reference
Victoria and Albert Museum Department of Prints and Drawings and Department of Paintings Accessions 1954 London: HMSO, 1963
Collection
Accession number
E.978-1954

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Record createdJune 30, 2009
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