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Wallpaper

Collection Type

  • Wallpaper

Date

1810-1820

GUSN

GUSN-176979

Description

Wallpaper fragment. Bamboo and drapery pattern printed in red and white on ochre ground. Straight repeat.

Details

Descriptive Terms

wallpapers
Wallpaper

Associated Building

Pierce-Hichborn House,

Additional Identification Number

948

Maker

Possibly Moses Grant, Jr. & Co.

Location of Origin

United States

Dimensions

24 1/8 x 21 (HxW) (inches)

Credit Line

Gift of Charles R. Strickland

Accession Number

1967.168

Reference Notes

"Wallpaper in New England", p. 112, note 7.

Places

United States

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Wallpaper Details

Print Technique

Block Printed

Design Technique

Stenciled

Form

Wallpaper

Ground Color

Ochre

State

Original

Type

Handmade

Paper Finish

Joined sheets

Medium

Paper

Decor Motif

bamboo
drapery
cording
floral

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