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Wallpaper

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Collection Type

  • Wallpaper

Date

1880-1890

GUSN

GUSN-176628

Description

Unused sample. Continuous bough of peach or plum blossoms with butterflies against a metallic copper crazed field. Printed in pale peach, pink, white, grey tan, metallic copper and gold on an olive ground.

Details

Descriptive Terms

wallpapers
Wallpaper

Additional Identification Number

2080

Maker

Unknown

Dimensions

7 x 32 1/8 (HxW) (inches)

Credit Line

Gift of Mrs. Phillip Wheelock

Accession Number

1985.26.129

Wallpaper Details

Print Technique

Block Printed

Form

Unused

Ground Color

Olive

State

Original

Type

Machine Made

Use

Border

Medium

Paper

Decor Motif

Fruit blossoms
bough
butterflies

Period/Style

Anglo-Japanese

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