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Wallpaper

Collection Type

  • Wallpaper

Date

1840-1855

GUSN

GUSN-10768

Description

Wallpaper sampe in a black wooden frame. Renaissance Revival style. Two figures fish in a stream below an ornate tower with interlace or fretwork railings. Several grays, blue, and light green on a light gray ground.

Details

Descriptive Terms

wallpapers
wallpapers
Covering, Wall
Wallpaper
Wallpaper

Inscription

Old wall paper from house / at 21 Green St / Thomaston, ME (fountain pen)

Maker

Unknown

Dimensions

20.5 x 17.75 (HxW) (inches)

Credit Line

Gift of Earl Shettleworth

Accession Number

1995.71

Places

Maine (United States)

Wallpaper Details

Print Technique

Block Printed

Ground Color

Grey

State

Original

Type

Handmade

Use

Sidewall/Fill

Medium

Paper

Decor Motif

fishermen
castle
tower

Period/Style

Renaissance Revival

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