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Wallpaper

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Collection Type

  • Wallpaper

Date

1810-1825

GUSN

GUSN-177802

Description

Fragments. Allover, small-scale repeat with vertical stripes of delicate serpentine vines. Printed in white on red ground. Straight repeat.

Details

Descriptive Terms

wallpapers
Wallpaper

Associated Building

Gedney House (Salem, Mass.), Front Hall

Additional Identification Number

927

Maker

Unknown

Location of Origin

United States

Dimensions

13 1/8 x 9 1/8 (HxW) (inches)

Accession Number

1967.136.7

Places

United States

Related Items

Title Accession Number 1967.136.27

Wallpaper Details

Print Technique

Block Printed

Form

Wall Fragment

Ground Color

Red

State

Original

Type

Handmade

Use

Sidewall/Fill

Paper Finish

Wove

Medium

Paper

Decor Motif

stripe
vine

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