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Versailles Treillage

Wallpaper
ca. 1950-1960 (made)
Artist/Maker
Louis W. Bowen Inc. (manufacturers)
Place of origin
New York (made)

Unused roll of wallpaper with a trellis pattern printed in light green on a white ground.

Object details

Category
Wall Coverings
Object type
Wallpaper
TitleVersailles Treillage (manufacturer's title)
Materials and techniques
Hand-print from wood blocks on paper.
Block Printing
Brief description
Roll of 'Versailles Treillage' wallpaper produced by Louis W. Bowen Inc., New York, ca. 1950-1960.
Physical description
Unused roll of wallpaper with a trellis pattern printed in light green on a white ground.
Dimensions
  • Width: 76cm
length not measured
Marks and inscriptions
  • JOIN 123 TRIM (in the left-hand selvedge, repeated at intervals; printed; distemper)
  • TRIM JOIN --TOP "VERSAILLES TREILLAGE" a custom handprint by LOUIS W. BOWEN INC., N.Y. (in right-hand selvedge, repeated at intervals; printed)
Credit line
Given by Stanley Mills
Production
Attribution note: printed to order
Subject depicted
Trellis
Collection
Prints, Drawings & Paintings Collection
Accession number
E.807-2002

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Record createdSeptember 25, 2002
Record URL
https://collections.vam.ac.uk/item/O67884/versailles-treillage-wallpaper-louis-w-bowen/
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