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Wallpaper

Collection Type

  • Wallpaper

Date

1840-1850

GUSN

GUSN-177810

Description

Fragment. Allover floral pattern in which green and maroon sprigs with tendrils either alternate with or meander between white medallions on grey ground.

Details

Descriptive Terms

wallpapers
Wallpaper

Associated Building

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

Additional Identification Number

939

Maker

Unknown

Dimensions

4 1/8 x 9 3/4 (HxW) (inches)

Accession Number

1967.137.5

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 1967.137.6
Title Accession Number 1967.137.7
Title Accession Number 1967.137.8
Title Accession Number 1967.137.9
Title Accession Number 1967.137.10
Title Accession Number 1967.137.11

Wallpaper Details

Print Technique

Block Printed

Form

Wall Fragment

Ground Color

Grey

State

Original

Type

Handmade

Paper Finish

Wove

Medium

Paper

Decor Motif

floral
sprig
medallion

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