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Unused Wallpaper Sample

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Collection Type

  • Wallpaper

Date

1930-1950

GUSN

GUSN-103532

Description

Unused sample. Sprays of flowers with leaves and stems. Printed in three pinks, three lavenders and blue on a natural ground.

Details

Descriptive Terms

wallpapers
WALLPAPER

Inscription

Selvedge Right: "DROP-PATTERN TOP [arrow up] JOIN WATERFAST / UWP of NA / UNION MADE"
Selvedge Left: "534 RUN 1 / "GAINSBOROUGH" Thibaut NEW YORK DESIGNS OF TODAY MADE IN U.S.A. / JOIN"
Reverse: "SLATER MEMORIAL MUSEUM / NORWICH, CONN. / 270.4" (Printed, stamp and written)

Pattern

Gainsborough

Additional Identification Number

3260

People and Organizations

United Wall Paper Crafters of North America (1923-1958)

Maker

Thibaut (Manufacturer)

Location of Origin

New York, NY (origin); Norwich, CT (use)

Dimensions

21 1/8 in x 19 1/2 in (HxW) (inches)

Credit Line

Gift of the Slater Memorial Museum

Accession Number

2008.6.54

Related Items

Title 2008.6.99 Accession Number 2008.6.1

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