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Wallpaper

Collection Type

  • Wallpaper

Date

1884-1900

GUSN

GUSN-177199

Description

Unused wallpaper sample. Allover, large-scale, scrolling foliage framing a vertical column of baroque irises. Background is stenciled in crimson on a gold-wash ground.

Details

Descriptive Terms

wallpapers
Wallpaper

Additional Identification Number

1965

People and Organizations

A.H. Davenport/Irving & Casson

Maker

Unknown

Location of Origin

Japan

Dimensions

38 5/8 x 36 3/8 (HxW) (inches)

Credit Line

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

Accession Number

1981.161

Places

Japan

Related Items

Title Accession Number 1981.159

Wallpaper Details

Design Technique

Stenciled

Form

Unused

Ground Color

Gold

State

Original

Type

Handmade

Use

Sidewall/Fill

Paper Finish

Embossed
Gilt; Lacquered

Medium

Japanese Leather

Decor Motif

Baroque irises
scrolling foliage

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