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Wallpaper Fragment

Collection Type

  • Wallpaper

Date

ca. 1899

GUSN

GUSN-103537

Description

Unused sample. Rhododendrons interlaced with scrolling ribbons. Printed in two greens, gold and beige on a green ground.

Details

Descriptive Terms

wallpapers
fragments
WALLPAPER

Inscription

"SLATER MEMORIAL MUSEUM / NORWICH, CONN. / 1890 / English" [center] "S41099.7yd" "Designed by H Sumner" (Stamp and written)

Pattern

Rhododendron (S41099)

Additional Identification Number

3265

Maker

Sumner, George Heywood Maunoir (Designer)
Jeffrey & Co

Location of Origin

England (origin); Norwich, CT (use)

Dimensions

21 1/4 in x 21 1/2 in (HxW) (inches)

Credit Line

Gift of the Slater Memorial Museum

Accession Number

2008.6.59

Reference Notes

Illustrated in "Wallpapers an International History and Illustrated Survey," p. 424, fig. 1169.

Related Items

Title 2008.6.99 Accession Number 2008.6.1

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