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Unused fragment. A shell and strapwork pattern with flowers and C-scrolls creating stripes. Paper is embossed, sized on both sides and the front is covered with a gold wash. The background is burnt orange and was applied with a stencil and then the surface was lacquered.
wallpapers
Wallpaper
1957
A.H. Davenport/Irving & Casson
Unknown
Japan
34 1/4 x 37 1/4 (HxW) (inches)
Gift of Mr. and Mrs. Thomas C. Ellis, Sr.
1981.153
"Wallpaper in New England," fig. 70.1, pg. 243.
Japan
Title Accession Number 1981.154
Stenciled
Unused
Gold
Original
Handmade
Sidewall/Fill
Embossed
Gilt; Lacquered
Japanese Leather
scallop shells
strapwork
cartouches
C-scrolls
stripes
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