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Wallpaper

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Collection Type

  • Wallpaper

Date

1845-1855

GUSN

GUSN-176805

Description

Machine printed. Allover repeat of large-scale, white, stylized foliate scrolls outlined by single row of red dots on white (now yellowed) polished ground. (Undiscernable drop or straight match pattern.)

Details

Descriptive Terms

wallpapers
Wallpaper

Associated Building

Silas Deane House,

Additional Identification Number

1432

Maker

Unknown

Dimensions

11 5/8 x 12 3/4 (HxW) (inches)

Credit Line

Gift of Elmer D. Keith

Accession Number

1971.158.4A

Related Items

Title Accession Number 1971.158.1-3
Title Accession Number 1971.158.46
Title Accession Number 1971.158.5

Wallpaper Details

Print Technique

Block Printed

Design Technique

Polished

Form

Wall Fragment

Ground Color

White

State

Original

Type

Machine Made

Use

Sidewall/Fill

Medium

Paper

Decor Motif

foliate scrolls

Period/Style

Rococo Revival

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