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Wallpaper

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Collection Type

  • Wallpaper

Date

1865-1870

GUSN

GUSN-177654

Description

Wallpaper fragment. Pattern of small, 2-inch leaf sprigs with berries. Stamped gilt on a beige ground.

Details

Descriptive Terms

wallpapers
paper (fiber product)
Wallpaper

Associated Building

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

Additional Identification Number

1173

Maker

Unknown

Location of Origin

France; Germany

Dimensions

21 7/8 x 14 1/2 (HxW) (inches)

Credit Line

Museum Accession

Accession Number

1969.337.5A

Reference Notes

Wallpaper in New England, p.202

Places

Possibly France
Possibly Germany

Related Items

Title Accession Number 1969.337.5b
Title Accession Number 1969.337.1-

Wallpaper Details

Print Technique

Machine Printed

Design Technique

Gilt

Form

Wall Fragment

Ground Color

Beige

State

Original

Type

Machine Made

Use

Sidewall/Fill

Medium

Paper

Decor Motif

leaf sprigs

Period/Style

Gilt Figure

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