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Wallpaper

Collection Type

  • Wallpaper

Date

1940-1950

GUSN

GUSN-177437

Description

Cut sample of scenery figure wallpaper. Scrolled leaf pattern with vignettes of a castle and people riding in a horse-drawn cart. Printed in greens, white, reds, brown on tan ground.

Details

Descriptive Terms

wallpapers
paper (fiber product)
Wallpaper

Pattern

Dunham Tavern

Pattern No.

7664

Associated Building

Original To Hathaway-Cushing-Millay House Main House,

Additional Identification Number

3086

People and Organizations

United Wall Paper Crafters of North America (1923-1958)

Maker

Thomas Strahan, Inc. (Manufacturer)

Location of Origin

United States

Dimensions

25 5/8 x 20 (HxW) (inches)

Credit Line

Gift of Edwin Buckingham Sears

Accession Number

1987.337

Reference Notes

Thomas Strahan Company Album of Colonial Reproductions 1948

Places

United States

Wallpaper Details

Print Technique

Machine Printed

Form

Unused

Ground Color

Tan

State

Original

Type

Machine Made

Use

Sidewall/Fill

Use

pastoral, rural life

Medium

Paper

Decor Motif

landscape figure
castle
horse-drawn cart

Period/Style

Scenery figure

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