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Wallpaper

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Collection Type

  • Wallpaper

Date

1785-1800

GUSN

GUSN-176976

Description

Fragment. Scenery of peacock with balustrade and broken Corinthian column. Printed in black and stenciled in pink on grey ground.

Details

Descriptive Terms

wallpapers
Wallpaper

Additional Identification Number

954

Maker

Unknown

Location of Origin

United States

Dimensions

21 3/4 x 28 1/8 (HxW) (inches)

Credit Line

Gift of Charles R. Strickland

Accession Number

1967.174

Reference Notes

"Wallpaper in New England"; p. 69, fig 11.6.

Places

United States

Related Items

Title Accession Number 1967.174B
Title Accession Number 1970.496.1

Wallpaper Details

Print Technique

Block Printed

Design Technique

Stenciled

Form

Wall Fragment

Ground Color

Grey

State

Original

Type

Handmade

Paper Finish

Laid
Joined sheets

Medium

Paper

Decor Motif

peacock
balustrade
column
ruin
urn

Period/Style

Scenic

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