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Wallpaper

Collection Type

  • Wallpaper

Date

1800-1810

GUSN

GUSN-177750

Description

Wallpaper fragment depicting spiral cones with black flowers and leaves sprouting from centers. Printed in black and white on blue ground. Straight match.

Details

Descriptive Terms

wallpapers
paper (fiber product)
Wallpaper

Associated Building

Pratt House,

Additional Identification Number

1236

Maker

Unknown

Location of Origin

United States

Dimensions

33 1/2 x 21 3/4 (HxW) (inches)

Accession Number

1969.413.1

Reference Notes

"Wallpaper in New England," p. 86, fig. 18.4, (image of similar paper, 1919.595).

Places

United States

Related Items

Title Accession Number 1919.595
Title Accession Number 1969.413.1-3
Title Accession Number 1952.447

Wallpaper Details

Print Technique

Block Printed

Form

Wall Fragment

Ground Color

Blue

State

Original

Type

Handmade

Paper Finish

Laid

Medium

Paper

Decor Motif

three-dimensional cone
stylized flowers

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