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Wallpaper

Collection Type

  • Wallpaper

Date

1840-1850

GUSN

GUSN-178359

Description

Unused sample. Scenery paper of alternating vignettes. Three figures in a ruin in front of a collonade with Gothic arch and scene of soldiers firing rifles. Printed in brown, raw umber, tand and light peach on a white ground. Drop match. End of roll.

Details

Descriptive Terms

wallpapers
Wallpaper

Additional Identification Number

3647

Maker

Unknown

Location of Origin

England; United States

Dimensions

24 3/4 x 21 1/2 (HxW) (inches)

Credit Line

Museum Accession

Accession Number

2000.362

Places

Possibly England (United Kingdom) [country]
Possibly United States

Wallpaper Details

Print Technique

Block Printed

Form

Unused

Ground Color

White

State

Original

Type

Machine Made

Use

Sidewall/Fill

Use

warfare

Medium

Paper

Decor Motif

collonade
Gothic arch
ruin
soldiers

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