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Wallpaper

Collection Type

  • Wallpaper

Date

1855-1865

GUSN

GUSN-177315

Description

Wallpaper fragment. Diaper pattern with a four-lobed shape on quatrefoil enclosed within losenge. Flower in the very center. Printed in blue, orange, white and brown on unground paper.

Details

Descriptive Terms

wallpapers
paper (fiber product)
Wallpaper

Associated Building

Attic

Additional Identification Number

1611

Maker

Unknown

Location of Origin

United States

Dimensions

16 1/2 x 13 3/8 (HxW) (inches)

Credit Line

Gift of Russell Nylander

Accession Number

1971.48A

Places

United States

Related Items

Title Wallpaper Accession Number 1971.48B

Wallpaper Details

Print Technique

Machine Printed

Form

Wall Fragment

Ground Color

Ungrounded

State

Original

Type

Machine Made

Use

Sidewall/Fill

Medium

Paper

Decor Motif

flower
quatrefoil
diaper pattern dots

Period/Style

Diaper Pattern

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