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Wallpaper

Collection Type

  • Wallpaper

Date

1790-1800

GUSN

GUSN-178453

Description

Wallpaper fragment. Diaper pattern with undulating vines within each losenge are floral medallions joined by circular emblems. Printed in white, grey and black on a grey ground.

Details

Descriptive Terms

wallpapers
paper (fiber product)
Wallpaper

Associated Building

Wentworth-Gardner House (Portsmouth, N.H.),

Additional Identification Number

1886

Maker

Unknown

Location of Origin

England; United States

Dimensions

7 x 11 3/8 (HxW) (inches)

Accession Number

1980.242A

Places

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

Related Items

Title Accession Number 1980.242B

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

Diaper
floral medallions
undulating vines
pin dots

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