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Wallpaper

Collection Type

  • Wallpaper

Date

1915-1920

GUSN

GUSN-176855

Description

Unused wallpaper fragment. Chinoiserie paper. Allover pattern of strapwork, flowers and foliage. Printed in turquoise, blue and black on bright yellow ground.

Details

Descriptive Terms

wallpapers
paper (fiber product)
Wallpaper

Additional Identification Number

297

People and Organizations

Gregory & Brown Co.

Maker

Unknown

Location of Origin

United States

Dimensions

3 1/4 x 9 3/4 (HxW) (inches)

Credit Line

Gift of William Sumner Appleton

Accession Number

1918.1662

Date

1915-1920 (1918 note on reverse of paper)

Places

United States

Wallpaper Details

Print Technique

Machine Printed

Form

Unused

Ground Color

Yellow

State

Original

Type

Machine Made

Medium

Paper

Decor Motif

Strapwork
lattice

Period/Style

Chinoiserie

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