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Wallpaper

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Collection Type

  • Wallpaper

Date

1800-1810

GUSN

GUSN-177798

Description

Fragment. Vertical stripe of diaper pattern alternating with berried foliage vine. Printed in green, red and white poosibly on blue ground. Colors are faded and stained. Straight repeat.

Details

Descriptive Terms

wallpapers
Wallpaper

Associated Building

Original To Gedney House (Salem, Mass.), Front Hall

Additional Identification Number

923

Maker

Unknown

Location of Origin

United States

Dimensions

21 x 12 1/8 (HxW) (inches)

Accession Number

1967.136.3

Reference Notes

"Wallpaper in New England"; p. 271, fig 79.4 for reproduction of same pattern.

Places

United States

Related Items

Title Accession Number 1967.136.27
Title Wallpaper Accession Number 1923.313
Title Wallpaper Accession Number 1990.618
Title Wallpaper Accession Number 1923.313

Wallpaper Details

Print Technique

Block Printed

Form

Wall Fragment

Ground Color

Blue

State

Original

Type

Handmade

Use

Sidewall/Fill

Paper Finish

Laid

Medium

Paper

Decor Motif

vine and stripe
berries
diaper pattern

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