Wallpaper fragment. Scenery figure design. Grisaille cartouches framing vignettes of ship in harbor and train station. Vignettes block printed in orange, three greys, black, white, and blue on white satin ground. Background of vignettes printed in irisé in blues and pinks.
wallpapers
paper (fiber product)
Wallpaper
Fowler House Main House,
1790
Unknown
United States
15 7/8 x 10 (HxW) (inches)
Gift of Sheldon Kitchel
1978.131
Wallpaper in New England, p. 172, note 3
United States
Title Accession Number 1964.297
Block Printed
Wall Fragment
Original
Machine Made
Sidewall/Fill
Transportation
Paper
cartouche
sail boats
harbor
train station
steam locomotive
Scenery Figure
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