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Wallpaper

Collection Type

  • Wallpaper

Date

1796-1815

GUSN

GUSN-177961

Description

Fragment. Neat vine and stripe. Flowering vine in blue and black and alternating with ivy stripe. Printed on yellow ground.

Details

Descriptive Terms

wallpapers
Wallpaper

Associated Building

1st Floor Room

Additional Identification Number

1499

Maker

Unknown

Location of Origin

United States

Dimensions

10 5/8 x 10 1/2 (HxW) (inches)

Credit Line

Museum Accession

Accession Number

1971.189

Reference Notes

For illustration of flowering vine used in design, see "Wallpaper in New England," p. 81, fig 17.1.

Places

United States

Related Items

Title Accession Number 1971.19

Wallpaper Details

Print Technique

Block Printed

Form

Wall Fragment

Ground Color

Yellow

State

Original

Type

Handmade

Paper Finish

Joined sheets

Medium

Paper

Decor Motif

flowering vine
ivy

Period/Style

Stripe

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