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Wallpaper

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Collection Type

  • Wallpaper

Date

1860-1863

GUSN

GUSN-177174

Description

End of roll, unused sample. Medieval "buff varnished paper". Greek crosses in blue over green and red concentric circles on varnished buff ground.

Details

Descriptive Terms

wallpapers
Wallpaper

Associated Building

Codman House (Lincoln, Mass.), Front Hall

Additional Identification Number

1379

People and Organizations

L. Marcotte & Co.

Maker

Unknown

Location of Origin

France

Dimensions

30 7/8 x 19 7/8 (HxW) (inches)

Credit Line

Bequest of Dorothy S.F.M. Codman

Accession Number

1969.800C

Reference Notes

"Wallpaper in New England"; p.204, fig. 51.2

Places

France

Wallpaper Details

Print Technique

Block Printed

Form

Unused

State

Original

Type

Machine Made

Use

Sidewall/Fill

Paper Finish

-Other-
Varnished

Medium

Paper

Decor Motif

cross
circle
medallion

Period/Style

Medieval / Gothic

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