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Wallpaper

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Collection Type

  • Wallpaper

Date

1976

GUSN

GUSN-177946

Description

Rolled sample. Pillar and Arch design of a recumbent figure in classical dress flanked by two female figures -- all are beneath a baldachine and are framed by fluted pillars and arch-draped with a garland. Printed in black, white and blue-grey.

Details

Descriptive Terms

wallpapers
Wallpaper

Pattern

Hancock-Clarke House parlor

Pattern No.

3708

Additional Identification Number

3473

Maker

Reed, Ltd. (Manufacturer)

Location of Origin

United States

Dimensions

47 1/2 x 23 3/8 (HxW) (inches)

Credit Line

Museum Accession

Accession Number

2000.1645

Reference Notes

Lynn, "Wallpaper in America," pg. 84, fig. 3-20. "Wallpaper in New England," pg. 66, figs. 11-2, 11b, 11-3.

Date

1976 (year produced)

Places

United States

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Wallpaper Details

Print Technique

Screen Print

Form

Unused

Ground Color

Pink

State

Repro

Type

Machine Made

Use

Sidewall/Fill

Medium

Paper

Decor Motif

trophy
arch
column
baldachine
garland
putti
cartouche

Period/Style

Pillar and Arch

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