EXHIBIT 23.2


                       CONSENT OF INDEPENDENT ACCOUNTANTS


     We consent to the incorporation by reference in this Registration Statement
on Form S-3 of our report, dated January 28, 1997, appearing on page 57 of the
Avery Dennison 1996 Annual Report to Shareholders and incorporated by reference
in the Annual Report on Form 10-K of Avery Dennison Corporation for the year
ended December 28, 1996, on our audits of the consolidated financial statements
of Avery Dennison Corporation; and of our report dated January 28, 1997,
appearing in the Annual Report on Form 10-K of Avery Dennison Corporation for
the year ended December 28, 1996, on our audits of the financial statement
schedules listed in the index on page S-1 of the Form 10-K.  We also consent to
the reference to our firm under the caption "Experts."



                                 COOPERS & LYBRAND L.L.P.

Los Angeles, California
October 28, 1997