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Wallpaper

Collection Type

  • Wallpaper

Date

1815-1825

GUSN

GUSN-176653

Description

Fragment. Block printed on paper from a hymnal or song book. Notes and lyrics are visible on verso. Man on horse with musket framed by foliage. Printed in blue, white and black on a cinnamon ground.

Details

Descriptive Terms

wallpapers
Wallpaper

Additional Identification Number

373

Maker

Unknown

Location of Origin

United States

Dimensions

11 1/2 x 11 1/4 (HxW) (inches)

Credit Line

Gift of Elizabeth A. Huebener

Accession Number

1921.365

Places

United States

Related Items

Title Accession Number 1967.173
Title Accession Number 1967.183

Wallpaper Details

Print Technique

Block Printed

Form

Wall Fragment

Ground Color

Cinnamon

State

Original

Type

Handmade

Use

Sidewall/Fill

Use

Rabbit hunter

Paper Finish

Wove

Medium

-Other-
Recycled

Decor Motif

Framing foliage
man on horseback with a musket

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