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Wallpaper

Collection Type

  • Wallpaper

Date

1811-1817

GUSN

GUSN-178124

Description

Fragment. Bamboo and drapery. Printed in blue, pink, grey, black and white on grey ground.

Details

Descriptive Terms

wallpapers
Wallpaper

Associated Building

Front Hall

Additional Identification Number

863

Maker

Moses Grant Jr. & Co. (Manufacturer)

Location of Origin

United States

Dimensions

18 1/2 x 29 7/8 (HxW) (inches)

Credit Line

Museum Accession

Accession Number

1966.462B

Reference Notes

Wallpaper in New England, p. 112, fig. 23.2. "Agreeable Situations: Society, Commerce and Art in Southern Maine, 1780-1830," edited by Laura Fecych Sprague, The Brick Store Museum, Kennebunk, ME (distributed by Northeastern University Press, Boston), p

Date

1811-1817 (1815 - expansion of house)

Places

United States

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Title Accession Number 1966.462A
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Title Wallpaper Accession Number 1967.168
Title Wallpaper Accession Number 1967.166.1.1

Wallpaper Details

Print Technique

Block Printed

Form

Wall Fragment

Ground Color

Grey

State

Original

Type

Handmade

Paper Finish

Wove

Medium

Paper

Decor Motif

bamboo
drapery
cord
tassel
tulip

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