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Wallpaper

Collection Type

  • Wallpaper

Date

1811-1817

GUSN

GUSN-177674

Description

Wallpaper fragments (4). Samples are too small to see any distinct motifs except leaves and pin dots. Block printed in white and red on a cinnamon ground.

Details

Descriptive Terms

wallpapers
paper (fiber product)
Wallpaper

Associated Building

Harrison Gray Otis House, First House (Boston, Mass.), 3rd Floor Room

Additional Identification Number

1203

Maker

Moses Grant & Sons (Manufacturer)

Location of Origin

United States

Dimensions

7 1/2 x 2 1/2 (HxW) (inches)

Credit Line

Museum Accession

Accession Number

1969.342.2

Reference Notes

Wallpaper in New England, p.132, fig. 29.5

Places

United States

Related Items

Title Accession Number 1969.342.1-
Title Accession Number 1930.1619

Wallpaper Details

Print Technique

Block Printed

Form

Wall Fragment

Ground Color

Cinnamon

State

Original

Type

Handmade

Use

Sidewall/Fill

Paper Finish

Wove

Medium

Paper

Decor Motif

leaf
pin dots

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