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Old-Time New England Primer of Preservation : W is for Wallpaper

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Collection Type

  • Ephemera

Date

1956

GUSN

GUSN-169915

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Description

A fine old wallpaper, should be treated like a valued heirloom, writes Dorothy S. Waterhouse, and should be given all the care possible for its preservation. This article details some ways to care for early and fine wallpaper.

Details

Descriptive Terms

wallpapers
ephemera

Additional Identification Number

Article ID 364

Collection Code

SC001

Collection Name

Old-Time New England

Reference Code

SC001.1956.046.163.005

Abstract

A fine old wallpaper, should be treated like a valued heirloom, writes Dorothy S. Waterhouse, and should be given all the care possible for its preservation. This article details some ways to care for early and fine wallpaper.

Date Notes

Volume 46, Number 163 (Winter, 1956)

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Record Details

Originator

Dorothy S. Waterhouse (Author)

Material Type

ephemera

Publications Referencing This Collection

(1956). Old Time New England. Boston, Mass.: Society for the Preservation of New England Antiquities.

Description Level

Item

Place of Publication

Boston, Mass.

Publisher

Society for the Preservation of New England Antiquities

Publisher Series

Old Time New England

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