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© Lesley Jackson and Paula Day 2014

Diabolo wallpaper, Lucienne Day, 1951

One of three ‘Contemporary’ wallpapers specially created by Lucienne for the Festival, Diabolo was screen printed by the firm of Cole & Son. The hourglass motifs allude to the two-headed wooden top in the children’s game Diabolo.

Robin & Lucienne Day Foundation/Whitworth Art Gallery, The University of Manchester

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