Unused sample of ceiling paper, corner portion. Stylized Egyptian motifs such as lotus flowers and leaves. Printed in blue, two reds, grey, brown, black, white, gold embossing on tan ground.
wallpapers
Wallpaper
2377
Probably Dresser, Christopher
20 x 18 (HxW) (inches)
Gift of Mrs. Phillip Wheelock
1985.26.4
"In Pursuit of Beauty," fig. 3.4, p. 74.
Machine Printed
Unused
Tan
Original
Machine Made
Ceiling
Exoticism
Embossed
Paper
lotus flower and leaf
Aesthetic
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