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Wallpaper

Collection Type

  • Wallpaper

Date

1884-1900

GUSN

GUSN-177193

Description

Unused sample. Baroque style design with large, scrolling foliage, stylized shells, openwork, cornucopias. Background is stenciled in red on a gold wash ground.

Details

Descriptive Terms

wallpapers
Wallpaper

Additional Identification Number

1974

People and Organizations

A.H. Davenport/Irving & Casson

Maker

Unknown

Location of Origin

Japan

Dimensions

47 3/8 x 36 5/8 (HxW) (inches)

Credit Line

Gift of Mr. and Mrs. Thomas C. Ellis, Sr.

Accession Number

1981.171

Places

Japan

Wallpaper Details

Design Technique

Stenciled

Form

Unused

Ground Color

Gold

State

Original

Type

Handmade

Use

Sidewall/Fill

Paper Finish

Embossed
Gilt

Medium

Japanese Leather

Decor Motif

openwork
scrolling foliage
C-scrolls
cornucopias
flowers

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