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Wallpaper

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Collection Type

  • Wallpaper

Date

1855-1865

GUSN

GUSN-177820

Description

Wallpaper fragment. Arabic styled diaper pattern. Grey geometric linear pattern with green horizontal striped field at centers and quatrefoils at intersections. Printed on white ground. Straight repeat.

Details

Descriptive Terms

wallpapers
Wallpaper

Associated Building

Gedney House (Salem, Mass.),

Additional Identification Number

1523

Maker

Unknown

Location of Origin

United States

Dimensions

30 1/8 x 11 5/8 (HxW) (inches)

Accession Number

1971.200.3

Places

United States

Related Items

Title Accession Number 1971.200.1
Title Accession Number 1971.200.2
Title Accession Number 1971.200.4

Wallpaper Details

Print Technique

Machine Printed

Form

Wall Fragment

Ground Color

White

State

Original

Type

Machine Made

Use

Sidewall/Fill

Medium

Paper

Decor Motif

diaper pattern
quatrefoils

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