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Unused sample of William Morris wallpaper in the "Double Bough" design. Allover, large and dense flowers and foliage on a dotted background. Printed in three greens, two pinks, two yellows, two blues, and brown on light green ground.
wallpapers
Wallpaper
Double Bough
1953
A.H. Davenport/Irving & Casson
Jeffrey & Co. (Manufacturer)
Morris, William (Designer)
England
39 7/8 x 22 1/2 (HxW) (inches)
Gift of Mr. and Mrs. Thomas C. Ellis, Sr.
1981.147
Omar & Hamilton, p. 376 "Wallpaper in New England," fig. 68.2 (rear cover), p. 240
1890 (Paper designed in 1890.)
England (United Kingdom) [country]
Block Printed
Unused
Green
Original
Machine Made
Sidewall/Fill
Paper
dense
large flowers and foliage
dotted background
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