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Wallpaper

Collection Type

  • Wallpaper

Date

1840-1860

GUSN

GUSN-177770

Description

Wallpaper fragment. Three-dimensional blocks in red and white with centered quatrefoils on the faces. Printed on blue pulp paper.

Details

Descriptive Terms

wallpapers
Wallpaper

Associated Building

Gedney House (Salem, Mass.), 1st Floor Room

Additional Identification Number

942

Maker

Unknown

Location of Origin

United States

Dimensions

16 1/8 x 13 3/8 (HxW) (inches)

Accession Number

1967.137.8

Places

United States

Related Items

Title Accession Number 1967.137.1
Title Accession Number 1967.137.2
Title Accession Number 1967.137.3
Title Accession Number 1967.137.4
Title Accession Number 1967.137.5
Title Accession Number 1967.137.6
Title Accession Number 1967.137.7
Title Accession Number 1967.137.9
Title Accession Number 1967.137.10
Title Accession Number 1967.136.17

Wallpaper Details

Print Technique

Block Printed

Form

Wall Fragment

State

Original

Type

Handmade

Use

Sidewall/Fill

Paper Finish

Wove
Joined sheets

Medium

Ingrain

Decor Motif

three-dimensional block
quatrefoil

Period/Style

Geometric

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