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Wallpaper

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Collection Type

  • Wallpaper

Date

1875-1885

GUSN

GUSN-177637

Description

Wallpaper fragment. A foliate-trail pattern. Most of the color is gone. Printed in yellow, dark orange, and white on a polished, pale pink or beige ground.

Details

Descriptive Terms

wallpapers
paper (fiber product)
Wallpaper

Associated Building

Harrison Gray Otis House, First House (Boston, Mass.), 1st Floor Room

Additional Identification Number

1161

Maker

Unknown

Location of Origin

United States

Dimensions

11 7/8 x 12 3/4 (HxW) (inches)

Credit Line

Museum Accession

Accession Number

1969.336.7

Places

United States

Related Items

Title Accession Number 1969.336.1-

Wallpaper Details

Print Technique

Block Printed

Form

Wall Fragment

Ground Color

Beige

State

Original

Type

Machine Made

Use

Sidewall/Fill

Medium

Paper

Decor Motif

leafy trail
vine

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