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Wallpaper

Collection Type

  • Wallpaper

Date

1850-1860

GUSN

GUSN-177045

Description

Unused sample. Renaissance Revival strapwork framing alternating cartouches with narrow horizontal pin-stripes. Printed in tan, brown, and white on a blue field.

Details

Descriptive Terms

wallpapers
Wallpaper

Additional Identification Number

1288

Maker

Unknown

Location of Origin

France; United States

Dimensions

18 x 15 5/8 (HxW) (inches)

Credit Line

Gift of the Misses Ruth A. and Dorcas L. Woodbury

Accession Number

1969.580.3

Reference Notes

See illustration of pattern in "Wallpaper in New England"; pl. 27, pp. 159, 175.

Places

Possibly France
Possibly United States

Related Items

Title Accession Number 1931.786

Wallpaper Details

Print Technique

Block Printed

Form

Unused

Ground Color

Blue

State

Original

Type

Machine Made

Use

Sidewall/Fill

Medium

Paper

Decor Motif

strapwork
cartouche
pin-stripe

Period/Style

Renaissance Revival

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