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Wallpaper border

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Collection Type

  • Wallpaper

Date

1880-1890

GUSN

GUSN-176155

Description

Unused wallpaper border sample. Continuous band of pink roses and small blue flowers bordered above and below by tongue and dart moulding. Printed in two pinks, rose, red, crimson, two blues, two greens, white, tan, and beige, over printed with black pin dots on a brown ground.

Details

Descriptive Terms

wallpapers
Wallpaper

Additional Identification Number

2406

Maker

Unknown

Location of Origin

United States

Dimensions

4 3/4 x 20 (HxW) (inches)

Credit Line

Gift of Mrs. Phillip Wheelock

Accession Number

1985.26.427

Places

United States

Wallpaper Details

Print Technique

Machine Printed

Form

Unused

Ground Color

Brown

State

Original

Type

Machine Made

Use

Border

Medium

Paper

Decor Motif

roses
flowers
tongue and dart
pin dots
rose buds
moulding

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