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Wallpaper

Collection Type

  • Wallpaper

Date

1825-1835

GUSN

GUSN-176819

Description

Floral border. Roses printed in red, pink, and white with flocked green leaves and palm leaves printed in two greens and blue on olive flocked ground with black, red and ochre flocked stripe.

Details

Descriptive Terms

wallpapers
Wallpaper

Associated Building

Young House, 2nd Floor Room

Additional Identification Number

285

Maker

Unknown

Location of Origin

France

Dimensions

18 1/2 x 5 5/8 (HxW) (inches)

Credit Line

Gift of William Sumner Appleton

Accession Number

1917.295

Places

France

Related Items

Title Accession Number 1917.235
Title Accession Number 1917.234
Title Accession Number 1917.292

Wallpaper Details

Print Technique

Block Printed

Design Technique

Flocked

Form

Wall Fragment

Ground Color

Olive

State

Original

Type

Handmade

Use

Border

Medium

Paper

Decor Motif

roses
palm leaves

Period/Style

Floral

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