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Wallpaper

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Collection Type

  • Wallpaper

Date

1830

GUSN

GUSN-177124

Description

Fragment. Balustrade in grisaille with blue ground. Probably dado paper.

Details

Descriptive Terms

wallpapers
Wallpaper

Associated Building

1st Floor Room

Additional Identification Number

1315

Maker

Unknown

Location of Origin

France

Dimensions

22 5/8 x 19 3/4 (HxW) (inches)

Credit Line

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

Accession Number

1969.589

Reference Notes

"Wallpaper in America"; Lynn; p. 232, fig. 10-2. "Wallpapers of France"; Nouvel; p. 89, fig 346.

Places

France

Related Items

Title Accession Number 1969.590.1

Wallpaper Details

Print Technique

Block Printed

Form

Wall Fragment

Ground Color

Blue

State

Original

Type

Handmade

Use

Dado

Use

Architecture

Paper Finish

Wove
Joined sheets

Medium

Paper

Decor Motif

balustrade
architectural element

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