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Wallpaper

Collection Type

  • Wallpaper

Date

1900-1910

GUSN

GUSN-177299

Description

Art Nouveau / Arts and Crafts style paper with rounded roses and sinuous, meandering, thorny stems. Printed in olive green and light red on an oatmeal unground.

Details

Descriptive Terms

wallpapers
Wallpaper

Associated Building

Parlor

Additional Identification Number

1724

Maker

Unknown

Location of Origin

Germany; United States

Dimensions

40 1/8 x 9 1/2 (HxW) (inches)

Credit Line

Gift of Miss Louisa White

Accession Number

1975.234

Reference Notes

"Wallpaper in New England" pg. 285-259 (information on 287 Highland Avenue and other papers from same house)

Places

Possibly Germany
Possibly United States

Wallpaper Details

Print Technique

Block Printed

Form

Wallpaper

Ground Color

Ungrounded

State

Original

Type

Machine Made

Use

Sidewall/Fill

Medium

Oatmeal

Decor Motif

roses
foliage
stems

Period/Style

Art Nouveau

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