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Unused sample. Vignettes of pastoral scenes: shepherdess; man playing pipes; peasant couple dancing; woman feeding chickens. Printed in three blues, two pinks, rose, lavender, purple, two greens, brown, tan, and ivory on a beige ground, overprinted with black pinstripes.
wallpapers
Wallpaper
2626
Unknown
France; United States
21-3/4 x 19-5/8 (HxW) (inches)
Gift of Mrs. Phillip Wheelock
1985.26.630
See Kate Sanborn, "Old Time Wallpapers," opposite page 34 for same pattern overprinted with diamond shape grid.
Possibly France
Possibly United States
Machine Printed
Unused
Beige
Original
Machine Made
Sidewall/Fill
pastoral, dancing, peasant life, music
Paper
shepherdess
fountain
farm yard
chickens
piper
pipes
bird cage
watering can
rake
roses
hollyhocks
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