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Wallpaper

Collection Type

  • Wallpaper

Date

1845-1850

GUSN

GUSN-177864

Description

Three layers of wallpaper removed from the Ebenezer Clough House, in Boston, Massachusetts. The top, visible layer is printed with a foliate pattern of repeating leaves on a pindot background. Printed in green and red on a grey ground.

Details

Descriptive Terms

wallpapers
Wallpaper

Associated Building

Original To Ebenezer Clough House, Kitchen

Additional Identification Number

798

Maker

Unknown

Location of Origin

United States

Dimensions

88 x 24 (HxW) (inches)

Accession Number

1965.3.2-.4

Date

1845-1850 (Layer 4)

Places

United States

Related Items

Title Accession Number 1965.3.3
Title Accession Number 1965.3.2
Title Accession Number 1965.3.1

Wallpaper Details

Print Technique

Machine Printed

Form

Wallpaper

Ground Color

Grey

State

Original

Type

Machine Made

Use

Sidewall/Fill

Medium

Paper

Decor Motif

leaves
pindots

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