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Wallpaper

Collection Type

  • Wallpaper

Date

1880-1910

GUSN

GUSN-177161

Description

Unused wallpaper sample. Ceiling paper. Allover pattern of small lines and circles composed of dots interspersed with slightly larger dots. Printed in tan, grey and red on beige ground.

Details

Descriptive Terms

wallpapers
Wallpaper

Pattern No.

895

Associated Building

Dearborn-Woodbury House, Closet

Additional Identification Number

1348

Maker

Unknown

Location of Origin

United States

Dimensions

27 3/8 x 18 3/8 (HxW) (inches)

Credit Line

Gift of Ruth and Dorcas Woodbury

Accession Number

1969.785A

Reference Notes

"Wallpaper in New England"; p. 230, fig. 63.1.

Places

United States

Related Items

Title Accession Number 1969.785B

Wallpaper Details

Print Technique

Machine Printed

Form

Unused

Ground Color

Beige

State

Original

Type

Machine Made

Use

Ceiling

Medium

Paper

Decor Motif

dots
circles
lines

Period/Style

Ceiling Paper

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