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Wallpaper Border

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Collection Type

  • Wallpaper

Date

1800-1810

GUSN

GUSN-177964

Description

Floral border fragment Meandering flowering vines which cross to form ellipses. Orange flowers at intersections and centered within ellipses. Printed in orange, black and varnish green on light blue ground.

Details

Descriptive Terms

wallpapers
Wallpaper

Associated Building

Parlor

Additional Identification Number

1693

Maker

Unknown

Location of Origin

United States

Dimensions

18 3/4 x 2 1/8 (HxW) (inches)

Accession Number

1973.115.1A

Reference Notes

Wallpaper in New England, p. 86, fig 18.2

Places

United States

Related Items

Title Accession Number 1973.115.1
Title Accession Number 1973.115.2
Title Accession Number 1973.3

Wallpaper Details

Print Technique

Block Printed

Form

Wall Fragment

Ground Color

Lt. Blue

State

Original

Type

Handmade

Use

Border

Paper Finish

Laid
Joined Sheets

Medium

Paper

Decor Motif

flower
ellipse

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