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Napkins and Fruit

Wallpaper
ca.1930 (made)
Artist/Maker
Place of origin

Portion of 'Napkins and Fruits' wallpaper. Collections of fruit such as bananas, grapes apples, and pears, rest in napkins, from which thin stems, the central in each producing flowers, grows.

Object details

Category
Object type
TitleNapkins and Fruit (manufacturer's title)
Materials and techniques
Brief description
Portion of 'Napkins and Fruit' wallpaper, collections of fruit held in napkins with thin flowers stemming from them; Designed by Edward Bawden; Colour lithograph on paper; Printed and published by the Curwen Press Ltd; England; ca.1930.
Physical description
Portion of 'Napkins and Fruits' wallpaper. Collections of fruit such as bananas, grapes apples, and pears, rest in napkins, from which thin stems, the central in each producing flowers, grows.
Dimensions
  • Portion height: 59.69cm
  • Portion width: 74.93cm
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.
Collection
Accession number
E.547-1931

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Record createdJune 30, 2009
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