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Wallpaper

Collection Type

  • Wallpaper

Date

1800-1810

GUSN

GUSN-176918

Description

Fragment. Three-dimensional block with rows of chains on the cube sides. Printed in black and white on a blue ground.

Details

Descriptive Terms

wallpapers
Wallpaper

Additional Identification Number

2965

Maker

Unknown

Location of Origin

United States

Dimensions

7/1/2004 x 2/1/2004 (HxW) (inches)

Credit Line

Gift of Dorothy Waterhouse

Accession Number

1985.820

Reference Notes

For illustration see Wallpaper in New England, rear cover and pp. 85-86.

Places

United States

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Wallpaper Details

Print Technique

Block Printed

Form

Wall Fragment

Ground Color

Blue

State

Original

Type

Handmade

Use

Sidewall/Fill

Paper Finish

Laid

Medium

Paper

Decor Motif

cube
chain
three-dimensional block

Period/Style

Geometric

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