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Wallpaper

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Collection Type

  • Wallpaper

Date

1880-1885

GUSN

GUSN-177816

Description

Fragment. Allover floral (clematis?) heads in red and orange on a delicate yellow leafed vine with berried stems. Printed on olive ground.

Details

Descriptive Terms

wallpapers
Wallpaper

Associated Building

Gedney House (Salem, Mass.),

Additional Identification Number

934

Maker

Unknown

Location of Origin

United States

Dimensions

32 7/8 x 16 3/8 (HxW) (inches)

Accession Number

1967.137.13

Places

United States

Related Items

Title Accession Number 1967.137.14
Title Accession Number 1967.136.22

Wallpaper Details

Print Technique

Machine Printed

Form

Wall Fragment

Ground Color

Olive

State

Original

Type

Machine Made

Medium

Paper

Decor Motif

blossom
clematis(?)
vine
berries

Period/Style

Aesthetic

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