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  1. wallpaper
    Panel of Chinese wallpaper, about 1750 – 1800, China
    V&A East Storehouse
    View by appointment
  2. wallpaper
    Unused sheet of wallpaper, about 1780 – 1800, England
    V&A South Kensington
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  3. wallpaper
    Wallpaper illustrating the Crystal Palace, manufactured by Heywood, Higginbottom & Smith, about 1853 – 55, Manchester, England
    V&A South Kensington
    On display
  4. wallpaper sample book
    (Inside) Page from a sample book of wallpapers supplied for the decoration of the Palace of Westminster, A.W.N Pugin, 1851 – 59, England
    V&A South Kensington
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  5. wallpaper
    Wallpaper, designed by Owen Jones, manufactured by Townsend, Parker & Co., about 1852 – 74, Britain
    V&A South Kensington
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  6. wallpaper
    Portion of a classical 'pillar and arch' wallpaper, about 1769, England
    V&A South Kensington
    On display
  7. wallpaper
    Panel of red flock wallpaper, identical in pattern with the paper formerly hung in the Queen's Drawing Room at Hampton Court Palace, about 1735, England
    V&A East Storehouse
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  8. wallpaper
    Tits in Space, wallpaper, by Sarah Lucas, manufactured by The Archive Printing Company Ltd., 2000, UK
    V&A South Kensington
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  9. wallpaper
    Portion of wallpaper with a design commemorating Queen Victoria's Golden Jubilee, by F. Scott & Son, 1887, Hawick, England
    V&A South Kensington
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  10. wallpaper
    Portion of Lunar wallpaper, designed by Michael Clarke, manufactured by Cole & Son, 1964, England
    V&A South Kensington
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  11. wallpaper
    Acanthus, wallpaper, designed by William Morris, manufactured by Jeffrey & Co., 1875, Britain
    V&A South Kensington
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  12. wallpaper
    Portion of 'Provence' wallpaper, designed by Lucienne Day, manufactured by John Line & Sons Ltd., 1951, England
    V&A South Kensington
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  1. flower pyramid
    Flower pyramid, made by Greek A factory and Metalen Pot factory, about 1695, Delft, Netherlands
    V&A South Kensington
    On display
  2. figure group
    Polito's Menagerie, figure group, about 1830, Staffordshire, England
    V&A South Kensington
    On display
  3. Porcelain long-haired goat figure with horns
    Goat figure, modelled by Johann Joachim, manufactured by Meissen Porcelain Factory, about 1732, Meissen, Germany. Museum no. C.111-1932
    V&A South Kensington
    On display
  4. coffee pot
    Kestrel Coffee Set, coffee pot, designed by Susie Cooper, manufactured by Susie Cooper Pottery, 1932, Burslem, England
    V&A South Kensington
    On display
  5. stick stand
    Stick stand, by Minton, 1870 – 1900, Stoke-on-Trent, England
    V&A South Kensington
    On display
  6. pot
    Snow Lady Gourd, pot, by Kate Malone, 2008, London, England
    V&A South Kensington
    On display
  7. jar
    Jar, 3500 – 2500 BC, Kanto, Japan
    V&A South Kensington
    On display
  8. ewer
    Ewer, 1522 – 1566, Jingdezhen, China
    V&A South Kensington
    On display
  9. plate
    Plate, by Maestro Jacopo, 1510, Cafaggiolo, Italy
    V&A South Kensington
    On display
  10. dish
    Dish, 1590 – 1600, Iznik, Turkey
    V&A South Kensington
    On display
  11. group
    The Music Lesson, by Joseph Willems, manufactured by Chelsea Porcelain factory, about 1765, London, England
    V&A South Kensington
    On display
  12. form
    Form, by Gillian Lowndes, 1986, UK
    V&A South Kensington
    On display
  1. poster
    Oil & Water Do Not Mix, poster, screen print with oil, designed by Anthony Burrill, made for Happiness Brussels, 2010, UK
    V&A South Kensington
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  2. Printed playing cards
    Printed playing cards, woodcut with stencil, by Gilles Savouré, 1490 – 1500, Lyons, France
    V&A South Kensington
    On display
  3. print
    The Last Supper, from the Large Passion series, print, woodcut on paper, by Albrecht Dürer, 1510, Nuremberg, Germany
    V&A South Kensington
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  4. poster
    Jack Sheppard! poster, woodcut and letterpress on paper, printed by S.G. Fairbrother and Son, 1839, London, England
    V&A East Storehouse
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  5. manuscript
    Würzburg Missal (Missale Herbipolense) manuscript, printed by Georg Reyser, about 1484, Würzburg, Germany
    V&A South Kensington
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  6. print
    Cyber Dada Manifesto, photocopy, by Troy Innocent and Dale Nason, 1990, Melbourne, Australia
    V&A South Kensington
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  7. wallpaper
    (Detail) The Iolanthe wallpaper, woodblock print, designed by Charles Voysey, manufactured by Essex & Co., about 1897, England
    V&A South Kensington
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  8. woodblock print
    The Great Wave, woodblock print, by Katsushika Hokusai, about 1831, Japan
    On loan
  9. print
    Elektronischer Einstein, lithographic print, Herbert W Franke, 1972, Germany
    V&A South Kensington
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  10. print
    The Royall Oake of Brittayne, engraving, 1649, England
    V&A South Kensington
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  11. print
    Marilyn Monroe, screenprint, by Andy Warhol, printed by Aetna Silkscreen Products Inc./ Du-Art Displays, published by Factory Additions, 1967, New York, US
    V&A South Kensington
    Not on display
  12. poster
    Seaside Excursions: Southend, poster, lithograph, designed by Frederick Charles Herrick, printed by Baynard Press, 1925, England
    V&A South Kensington
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  13. print
    The Three Trees, etching, by Rembrandt van Rijn, 1643, the Netherlands
    V&A South Kensington
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  14. poster
    Mister Tambourine Man, poster, screen print, designed by Martin Sharp, 1967, UK
    V&A South Kensington
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  1. tile Panel
    Aunty, Mum and Me Talking About My Fabric Collection, tile panel, designed by Intoart, made by Mawuena Kattah, 2016, London, England
    Not on display
  2. floor tile
    Floor tile, designed by Augustus Welby Northmore Pugin, made by Minton, 1847 – 50, Stoke-on-Trent, England
    V&A South Kensington
    On display
  3. tile
    Tile, about 1550 – 1600, Muel, Spain
    V&A South Kensington
    On display
  4. stove
    Stove, by Hans Kraut, 1577, Villengen, Germany
    V&A South Kensington
    On display
  5. panel
    Lytton Strachey in Repose, tile panel, painted by Duncan Grant, made by Omega Workshops, mid 1920s, England
    V&A South Kensington
    On display
  6. tile
    Tile, about 1270 – 75, Kashan, Iran
    V&A South Kensington
    On display
  7. panel
    Panel, 1610 – 30, Netherlands
    V&A South Kensington
    On display
  8. roof tile
    Roof tile, 1368 – 1644 (Ming Dynasty), China
    V&A South Kensington
    On display
  9. tile
    Tile, about 1471 – 82, Pesaro, Italy
    V&A South Kensington
    On display
  10. tile
    Tile, about 1444, Iran
    V&A South Kensington
    On display
  11. tile panel
    Tile panel, designed by William De Morgan and William Morris, Architectural Pottery Co., 1876, England
    V&A South Kensington
    On display
  12. tile
    Tring tiles, about 1330, England
    V&A South Kensington
    On display
  13. tile
    Tile, by Adrianus Kocx, manufactured by 'Greek A' factory, about 1694, Delft, Netherlands
    V&A South Kensington
    On display
  14. tile
    Tile, designed by Peter Behrens, manufactured by Villeroy & Boch, about 1903, Mettlach, Germany
    V&A South Kensington
    On display
  15. tile
    Mr Lee Lewis in the character of Harlequin, tile, printed by Guy Green, made by Sadler and Green, about 1777 – 80, Liverpool, England
    V&A South Kensington
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  1. panty thong
    Panty thong by Rudi Gernreich for Lily of France, 1978, USA
    V&A East Storehouse
    View by appointment
  2. underpants
    Underpants, made for Mühlenkamp Brothers, 1890s, Great Britain
    V&A East Storehouse
    View by appointment
  3. petticoat
    Petticoat, by Booth & Fox, about 1860, England
    V&A East Storehouse
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  4. bra
    Mud bra, designed by Malcolm McLaren and Vivienne Westwood, 1982, UK
    V&A East Storehouse
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  5. bra
    Bra, designed by John J. Roussel, 1930s, France
    V&A East Storehouse
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  6. corset
    Corset, about 1890, England
    V&A East Storehouse
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  7. girdle
    Girdle, 1960s, Great Britain
    V&A East Storehouse
    View by appointment
  8. cage crinoline
    A Favorite Of The Empress, cage crinoline, 1860 – 1865, Great Britain
    V&A South Kensington
    Not on display
  9. shapewear
    Mens Zoned Performance V Neck "Manx" Shapewear, designed by Sara Blakely for Spanx, 2010, USA
    V&A South Kensington
    On display
  1. ashtray
    Ashtray, designed and made by Marianne Brandt in the Bauhaus workshops, 1924, Weimar, Germany.
    V&A South Kensington
    Not on display
  2. chest of drawers
    'You Can't Lay Down Your Memory', chest of drawers, designed by Tejo Remy, 1991, manufactured by Droog Design, after 1993, The Netherlands.
    V&A South Kensington
    On display
  3. 'Selfish' by Kim Kardashian
    'Selfish' by Kim Kardashian, 2015, First Edition book, published by Rizzoli, United States.
    V&A South Kensington
    On display
  4. mae West Lips sofa
    Mae West Lips sofa, designed by Salvador Dalí and Edward James, made by Green and Abbott, 1938 – 39, England
    V&A South Kensington
    Not on display
  5. leg splint
    Leg splint, designed by Charles and Ray Eames, manufactured by Evans Products Company, about 1942, Los Angeles, United States.
    V&A East Storehouse
    View by appointment
  6. tile
    Tactile paving slab, designed by Seiichi Miyake, about 1965, Japan.
    V&A South Kensington
    Not on display
  7. wealdstone Chair
    Wealdstone Chair, by the Wealdstone Project and Silo Studio, 2018, England.
    V&A South Kensington
    Not on display
  8. smoker's cabinet
    Smoker's cabinet, designed by Charles Rennie Mackintosh, for 78 Derngate, Northampton, England, 1916, Isle of Man, UK.
    On loan
  9. architectural Spikes
    Architectural spikes, manufactured by Kent Stainless Ltd, 2014, Wexford, Ireland
    V&A South Kensington
    Not on display
  10. gIF
    Bubble pup animated gif sticker, created for use in the WeChat app, 2017, Shenzhen, (Guangdong), China.
    View by appointment
  11. apple iPhone
    iPhone, 1st generation, designed by Jonathan Ive for Apple Inc., 2007, United States.
    V&A South Kensington
    On display
  12. bottle
    'WOBO (World Bottle)', designed by N. John Habraken, 1963, Netherlands.
    V&A South Kensington
    On display
  13. chair
    RCP2 chair, made of multi-coloured panels of recycled plastic board, designed by Jane Atfield, 1992, manufactured by Made of Waste, 1996, London.
    V&A South Kensington
    Not on display
  14. print
    Climate Shit Drawing 1, mixed media print, by Yinka Shonibare, 2008, UK.
    V&A South Kensington
    Not on display
  15. ikea lamp
    Lampan, plastic table lamp, designed by Carl Ojerstam and Magnus Eleback for IKEA.
    V&A South Kensington
    On display

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  1. mechanical organ
    Tippoo's Tiger, mechanical organ, about 1793, Mysore, India
    V&A South Kensington
    On display
  2. plaster cast of Trajan's Column
    (Detail) Trajan's column, plaster cast, by Monsieur Oudry, about 1864, Paris, France
    V&A South Kensington
    On display
  3. bed
    The Great Bed of Ware, designed by Hans Vredeman de Vries, 1590 – 1600, Ware, England
    V&A South Kensington
    On display
  4. 3D-printed logotype woodblock
    3D-printed Extinction Rebellion logotype woodblock
    V&A South Kensington
    Not on display
  5. pride Flag
    Progress Pride flag, designed by Daniel Quasar, manufactured by Custom Flag Company Inc., 2020, Westminster
    V&A South Kensington
    Not on display
  6. evening ensemble
    (Detail) Pérou evening ensemble, designed by Christian Dior, by Bodin Brossin, 1954, Paris, France
    V&A East Storehouse
    View by appointment
  7. Costumes
    Costumes for 'Le Train Bleu', designed by Coco Chanel, 1924
    V&A South Kensington
    Not on display
  1. plate
    'Variations on a Geometric Theme' plate, designed by Eduardo Paolozzi, manufactured by Josiah Wedgwood and sons, about 1970, Barlaston, Stoke-on-Trent, England
    On loan
  2. vase
    Portland Vase, by Josiah Wedgwood and Sons, 1793, Etruria, Stoke-on-Trent, Staffordshire, England
    V&A Wedgwood Collection
    On display
  3. painting
    Wedgwood family portrait, oil painting, by George Stubbs, 1780, England
    V&A Wedgwood Collection
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  4. vase
    Lessore Vase, painted by Emile Aubert Lessore, made by Josiah Wedgwood and Sons, about 1863, England
    V&A Wedgwood Collection
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  5. yellow and black oval medallion
    Anti-slavery medallion, by Josiah Wedgwood and sons, about 1787, Etruria, Stoke-on-Trent, England
    V&A Wedgwood Collection
    Not on display
  6. teapot in the shape of a cauliflower
    Teapot moulded in the shape of a cauliflower, by Josiah Wedgwood and sons, 1765, Stoke-on-Trent, England
    V&A Wedgwood Collection
    On display
  7. trial tray
    Jasperware trials mounted on a wooden tray, by Josiah Wedgwood and sons, 1773 – 76, Stoke-on-Trent, England
    V&A Wedgwood Collection
    On display
  8. teapot
    Teapot, designed by Douglas Baillie Hamilton Cochrane, manufactured by Josiah Wedgwood and Sons, 1906
    V&A Wedgwood Collection
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  9. Detail of brightly coloured bowl
    Detail of 'Fairyland Lustre' bowl, by Josiah Wedgwood and sons, about 1923, Etruria, Stoke-on-Trent, England
    V&A Wedgwood Collection
    On display
  1. installation
    Place (Village), installation, by Rachel Whiteread, about 1995 – 2015, London
    Young V&A
    On display
  2. installation
    Planetarium, installation, by Tristan Blondeau, 2023, Paris, France
    Young V&A
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  3. print
    The Self-Portrait, print, by Quentin Blake, 2010, UK
    Young V&A
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  4. dolls' house
    Bettiscombe, dolls' house, about 1870, England
    Young V&A
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  5. soft toy
    Pikachu, soft toy, manufactured by Deutshe Toy GMBH, 1995 – 99, Munich, Germany
    Young V&A
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  6. bionic arm
    'Hero Arm', Open Bionics, 3D printed bionic arm for a child, Bristol, England
    Young V&A
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  7. computer
    Amstrad CPC 464 Computer, manufactured by Amstrad, 1984, England
    Young V&A
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  8. film hoarding
    Devdas, film hoarding, by Balkrishna Arts, 2002, London, England
    Young V&A
    On display
  9. toys
    Death Star, designed by Bjarke Lykke Madsen, designed by Bas Brederode, manufactured by The LEGO Group, 2011 – 12, Denmark
    Young V&A
    On display
  1. ensemble
    Cut, Slash & Pull, ensemble, by Vivienne Westwood, 1990, England
    V&A South Kensington
    Not on display
  2. powder bowl
    Powder bowl, made by Halex Ltd, 1930 – 39, Walthamstow, London, England
    V&A East Storehouse
    View by appointment
  3. corset
    Corset, maker unknown, 1895 – 1900, possibly made in Germany or England
    V&A East Storehouse
    On display
  4. t-shirt
    Hackney Lesbian Strength and Gay Pride 1993, t-shirt, maker unknown, 1993, England
    V&A East Storehouse
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  5. silk programme
    Silk programme printed for the 'Grand Opening Night' of the Empire Palace Theatre Stratford, London, designer unknown, 1899, London, England
    V&A East Storehouse
    On display
  6. tracksuit
    Tracksuit showing scenes from the 2011 East London riots, by SIBLING, 2012, London, England
    V&A East Storehouse
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A gloved hand takes the lid off a ceramic jar
a gloves hand holds a Japanese netsuke
two people unpack a punk hat in a study centre

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