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Wallpaper

Collection Type

  • Wallpaper

Date

1825-1830

GUSN

GUSN-177718

Description

Wallpaper fragment. Plaid design with floral centers. Printed in two greens, red, pink and yellow on a pale green ground.

Details

Descriptive Terms

wallpapers
paper (fiber product)
Wallpaper

Associated Building

Fowler House Main House,

Additional Identification Number

3870

Maker

Unknown

Location of Origin

France

Dimensions

10 1/4 x 4 3/4 (HxW) (inches)

Credit Line

Museum Accession

Accession Number

2000.667

Reference Notes

Photographed in 1911 and illustrated in Wallpaper in New England, p. 186, fig 46.a.

Places

France

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Title Bandbox Accession Number 1934.2943AB
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Wallpaper Details

Print Technique

Block Printed

Form

Wall Fragment

Ground Color

Green

State

Original

Type

Handmade

Use

Sidewall/Fill

Paper Finish

Laid
Joined Sheets

Medium

Paper

Decor Motif

Plaid
floral medallions

Period/Style

Plaid

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