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Wallpaper

Collection Type

  • Wallpaper

Date

1900-1910

GUSN

GUSN-177613

Description

Wallpaper fragment. These pieces are too small to decipher a definitive pattern, but it appears to be pin stripes and some thin, undulating lines. Printed in black, green and sage.

Details

Descriptive Terms

wallpapers
paper (fiber product)
Wallpaper

Associated Building

Harrison Gray Otis House, First House (Boston, Mass.), Parlor

Additional Identification Number

1903

Maker

Unknown

Location of Origin

United States

Dimensions

1 1/8 x 3 (HxW) (inches)

Credit Line

Museum Accession

Accession Number

1980.463

Places

United States

Related Items

Title Accession Number 1980.451

Wallpaper Details

Print Technique

Machine Printed

Form

Wall Fragment

Ground Color

Ungrounded

State

Original

Type

Machine Made

Use

Sidewall/Fill

Medium

Paper

Decor Motif

pin stripes

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