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Wallpaper

Collection Type

  • Wallpaper

Date

1800-1810

GUSN

GUSN-178146

Description

Wallpaper fragment with attached border. Orange and black geometric blocks formed by chained rows on a grey ground.

Details

Descriptive Terms

wallpapers
Wallpaper

Associated Building

Parlor

Additional Identification Number

1692

Maker

Unknown

Location of Origin

United States

Dimensions

16 7/8 x 9 1/4 (HxW) (inches)

Accession Number

1973.115.1

Reference Notes

Wallpaper in New England, p. 86, fig 18.2

Places

United States

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Title Accession Number 1973.115.1B
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Title Accession Number 1971.2
Title Accession Number 1973.115.2
Title Accession Number 1973.115.3
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Wallpaper Details

Print Technique

Block Printed

Form

Wall Fragment

Ground Color

Grey

State

Original

Type

Handmade

Use

Sidewall/Fill

Paper Finish

Laid

Medium

Paper

Decor Motif

Three-dimensional block

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