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Wallpaper

Collection Type

  • Wallpaper

Date

1880-1910

GUSN

GUSN-177228

Description

Unused sample. Floral pattern with irises, tulips, carnations in a foliate surround. Printed in pink, blue, green, tan and dark green on a green ground.

Details

Descriptive Terms

wallpapers
paper (fiber product)
Wallpaper

Additional Identification Number

1920

People and Organizations

A.H. Davenport/Irving & Casson

Maker

Unknown

Location of Origin

France

Dimensions

37 1/4 x 19 5/8 (HxW) (inches)

Credit Line

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

Accession Number

1981.111

Reference Notes

Richard C. Nylander, "Elegant late nineteenth-century wallpapers," Antiques Magazine, August 1982, pl. IV.

Places

Boston (Suffolk county, Massachusetts)
France

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Title Roll of unused wallpaper Accession Number 2009.12.1
Title Wallpaper Accession Number 1961.343

Wallpaper Details

Print Technique

Machine Printed

Form

Unused

Ground Color

Green

State

Original

Type

Machine Made

Use

Sidewall/Fill

Paper Finish

Embossed

Medium

Paper

Decor Motif

iris
tulips
carnations
foliage
vines

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