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Wallpaper

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Collection Type

  • Wallpaper

Date

1790-1810

GUSN

GUSN-177540

Description

Vertical floral stripe. Blue printed on an ungrounded paper. Straight match.

Details

Descriptive Terms

wallpapers
Wallpaper

Additional Identification Number

1878

Maker

Moses Grant & Sons (Manufacturer)

Location of Origin

United States

Dimensions

22 1/4 x 12 1/4 (HxW) (inches)

Accession Number

1980.236

Reference Notes

"Wallpaper in New England"; p. 81.

Places

United States

Related Items

Title Accession Number 1985.32.2
Title Accession Number 1976.405
Title Accession Number 1923.574
Title Accession Number 1965.6.2

Wallpaper Details

Print Technique

Block Printed

Form

Wall Fragment

Ground Color

Ungrounded

State

Original

Type

Handmade

Use

Sidewall/Fill

Paper Finish

Laid

Medium

Paper

Decor Motif

Meandering vine with flowers

Period/Style

Floral stripe

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