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Wallpaper

Collection Type

  • Wallpaper

Date

1895-1910

GUSN

GUSN-177072

Description

Unused wallpaper sample. Arts and crafts stylized floral - waterlily. Printed in green, olive, two browns and yellow on a striated field printed in light olive and khaki.

Details

Descriptive Terms

wallpapers
paper (fiber product)
Wallpaper

Inscription

"438 3. [Insignia of a large 'C' with an ampersand and 'W' inside.]" (Printed on selvedge:)
"Deerborn [sic]-Woodbury H./ Wakefield, Mass./ before 1910" (handwritten on verso)

Pattern No.

438

Associated Building

Original To Dearborn-Woodbury House,

Additional Identification Number

1261
1969.577.4

Maker

Cresswell & Washburn (Manufacturer)

Location of Origin

United States

Dimensions

31 1/4 x 19 1/2 (HxW) (inches)

Credit Line

Gift of Miss Ruth Woodbury

Accession Number

1969.577.4A

Places

United States

Wallpaper Details

Print Technique

Machine Printed

Form

Unused

Ground Color

Brown

State

Original

Type

Machine Made

Use

Sidewall/Fill

Medium

Paper

Decor Motif

stylized floral

Period/Style

Arts and Crafts

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