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Wallpaper

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Collection Type

  • Wallpaper

Date

1796-1815

GUSN

GUSN-177960

Description

Fragment. Striped flowering vine. Neat flowering vine in blue and alternating with stripe composed of continuous wheat enclosed within an elipse and framed by stylized foliage.

Details

Descriptive Terms

wallpapers
Wallpaper

Associated Building

Front Hall

Additional Identification Number

1503

Maker

Moses Grant & Sons (Manufacturer)

Location of Origin

United States

Dimensions

8 1/2 x 9 1/2 (HxW) (inches)

Credit Line

Museum Accession

Accession Number

1971.190

Reference Notes

For illustration, see "Wallpaper in New England," p. 81, fig 17.1.

Places

United States

Related Items

Title Accession Number 1971.189
Title Accession Number 1976.405
Title Accession Number 1923.574
Title Accession Number 1965.6.2
Title Accession Number 1985.32.2

Wallpaper Details

Print Technique

Block Printed

Form

Wall Fragment

State

Original

Type

Handmade

Paper Finish

Laid
Joined sheets

Medium

Paper

Decor Motif

flowering vine
wheat

Period/Style

Stripe

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