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Wallpaper

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Collection Type

  • Wallpaper

Date

1950-1965

GUSN

GUSN-177947

Description

Rolled sample. Pillar and arch with colonnaded exedra supporting a seated figure of Britannia holding a lance and shield above a colonnade. Alternating with an urn flanked by Corinthian columns. Printed in black and ivory.

Details

Descriptive Terms

wallpapers
Wallpaper

Pattern

Buckingham Colonnade

Pattern No.

911-1

Additional Identification Number

3476

Maker

Jones & Erwin (Manufacturer)

Location of Origin

United States

Dimensions

30 x 22 (HxW) (inches)

Credit Line

Museum Accession

Accession Number

2000.1648

Reference Notes

for illustration of original design see "Wallpaper in America" p. 82, fig. 3-16.

Places

United States

Related Items

Title Accession Number 1971.158.1

Wallpaper Details

Print Technique

Block Printed

Form

Unused

Ground Color

Grey

State

Repro

Type

Machine Made

Use

Sidewall/Fill

Medium

Paper

Decor Motif

column
Corinthian capital
urn
Athena
lance
shield

Period/Style

Pillar and Arch

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