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Wallpaper

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Collection Type

  • Wallpaper

Date

1880-1895

GUSN

GUSN-176463

Description

Unused sample. Tile design of alternating squares: one with flower, leaves and grasses framed by pinecones or hydrangea blossoms; the other with three rows of simple vines and flowers framed by a meandering ribbon. Printed in two blues, green, two pinks, brown, and tan on an ivory ground. Straight match.

Details

Descriptive Terms

wallpapers
Wallpaper

Additional Identification Number

2628

Maker

Unknown

Location of Origin

United States

Dimensions

19-1/2 x 19-5/8 (HxW) (inches)

Credit Line

Gift of Mrs. Phillip Wheelock

Accession Number

1985.26.632

Places

United States

Wallpaper Details

Print Technique

Machine Printed

Form

Unused

Ground Color

Ivory

State

Original

Type

Machine Made

Use

Sidewall/Fill

Medium

Paper

Decor Motif

tile
pinecone
hydrangea
ribbon
leaf
grass
vine

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