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Unused sample. Narrative vignettes of a nursery rhyme which includes a husband and wife with seven children and a giant. Scenes of children sleeping, woman crying, giant with sword and child removing the giant's boots. Printed in four greens, three blues, yellow, ochre, red, rose, brown, tan and grey on beige ground and over printed with grid of small dots.
wallpapers
Wallpaper
2728
Unknown
United States
20 x 19 3/4 (HxW) (inches)
Gift of Mrs. Phillip Wheelock
1985.26.722
Possibly United States
Machine Printed
Unused
Beige
Original
Machine Made
Sidewall/Fill
Paper
woodsman
children
giant
sword
axe
candle stick
wooden clogs
ivy
Nursery
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