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Wallpaper

Collection Type

  • Wallpaper

Date

1805-1807

GUSN

GUSN-175804

Description

Fragment. Continuous floral vine. Single flower with two buds printed in two greys and white with black flock over printed in orange on a green ground.

Details

Descriptive Terms

wallpapers
Wallpaper

Associated Building

Rundlet-May House (Portsmouth, N.H.), Sitting Room

Additional Identification Number

1639

Maker

Unknown

Location of Origin

England

Dimensions

2 1/8 x 12 1/2 (HxW) (inches)

Credit Line

Gift of Ralph May

Accession Number

1971.930B

Reference Notes

"Wallpaper in New England"; p.106, pl. 12.

Places

England (United Kingdom) [country]

Related Items

Title Accession Number 1971.93

Wallpaper Details

Print Technique

Block Printed

Design Technique

Flocked

Form

Wall Fragment

Ground Color

Green

State

Original

Type

Handmade

Use

Border

Paper Finish

Wove
Joined sheets

Medium

Paper

Decor Motif

Flower
flower buds

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