Lino Decor (1958)

The City, London. M/S of a woman entering a wide doorway into a large room in the London showroom of the Linoleum Manufacturing Company. The room is furnished with a few armchairs and pot plants. On the wall is an elaborate mural depicting the fire of London. Panning shot follows the woman as she wanders around the room. C/U of the woman looking at the mural created by Anna Zinkeisen. C/U of a portrait of Charles the second incorporated into the mural. The woman is touching the mural with her hand. C/U of the woman’s face. The narrator reveals that this mural is in fact made entirely from lino. C/U of Charles the second on horseback. M/S of an artist studio. The artist, Eva Castle, is seated in front on a lino picture of a cherub propped up on an easel. On her lap she is painting a water-colour of a cherub. She occasionally dips her brush in the water and paints laid out on the coffee table next to her. Behind her are rolls of lino of various shades and patterns leaning against the walls.