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Wallpaper

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Collection Type

  • Wallpaper

Date

1875-1895

GUSN

GUSN-176626

Description

Unused sample. Floral bouquet of roses and poppies framed by scrolls. Printed in two browns, tan, ochre, and crimson on a wood-grained, varnished ground.

Details

Descriptive Terms

wallpapers
Wallpaper

Additional Identification Number

2325

Maker

Unknown

Location of Origin

United States

Dimensions

31 3/4 x 20 1/8 (HxW) (inches)

Credit Line

Gift of Mrs. Phillip Wheelock

Accession Number

1985.26.352

Places

Possibly United States

Related Items

Title Accession Number 1985.26.127

Wallpaper Details

Print Technique

Block Printed

Design Technique

Varnished

Form

Unused

State

Original

Type

Machine Made

Medium

Paper

Decor Motif

plaster work
scrolls
roses
poppies

Period/Style

Baroque

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