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Wallpaper on plaster

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Collection Type

  • Wallpaper

Date

1880-1885

GUSN

GUSN-103300

Description

Wallpaper fragment (in two pieces) adhering to horesehair plaster substrate. Daisy and other floral pattern in green, red, and yellow on blue ground. Pattern is "Daisy" by William & Morris.

Details

Descriptive Terms

wallpapers
fibrous plaster
wallpapers
fibrous plaster
plaster
horsehair
Arts and Crafts (movement)
Wallpaper

Pattern

Daisy Pattern

Associated Building

Original To Second Harrison Gray Otis House, 2nd Floor Room

Additional Identification Number

3028

Maker

William & Morris (Manufacturer)

Location of Origin

England; Boston, Massachusetts

Dimensions

1.25 (W) (inches)

Credit Line

Gift of Amos and Barbara Hostetter

Accession Number

2005.2.10AB

Places

Boston (Suffolk county, Massachusetts)

Related Items

Title 24 Accession Number 2005.2.1

Wallpaper Details

Print Technique

Machine Printed

Ground Color

Lt. Blue

State

Original

Type

Machine Made

Use

Sidewall/Fill

Medium

Paper

Decor Motif

daisy
floral sprig

Period/Style

Aesthetic

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