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Wallpaper

Collection Type

  • Wallpaper

Date

1908

GUSN

GUSN-176838

Description

Unused sample. Chinoiserie paper with a central pagoda framed by trees, Three figures carrying fishing poles crossing a foot bridge, one figure in a boat and birds. Printed in two blues on a white ground.

Details

Descriptive Terms

wallpapers
Wallpaper

Pattern No.

73129

Additional Identification Number

226

People and Organizations

E. G. Higgins Co.

Maker

Unknown

Location of Origin

England

Dimensions

21 x 22 3/8 (HxW) (inches)

Credit Line

Gift of William Sumner Appleton

Accession Number

1912.114

Date

1908 (year design was registered)

Places

England (United Kingdom) [country]

Wallpaper Details

Print Technique

Machine Printed

Design Technique

Polished

Form

Wallpaper

Ground Color

White

State

Original

Type

Machine Made

Use

Sidewall/Fill

Use

Orientalism

Medium

Paper

Decor Motif

pagoda
trees
boat
fence
bridge
birds

Period/Style

Chinoiserie

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