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Wallpaper

Collection Type

  • Wallpaper

Date

1811-1817

GUSN

GUSN-178459

Description

Fragments. Double cornucopia with fruit with central cone sprouting wheat framed by checks and bordered by stripe of rosettes alternating with pinecone. Printed in two browns and ivory on a taupe ground.

Details

Descriptive Terms

wallpapers
Wallpaper

Associated Building

Captain Lord Mansion,

Additional Identification Number

1641

Maker

Moses Grant Jr. & Co. (Manufacturer)

Location of Origin

United States

Dimensions

11 1/8 x 22 1/4 (HxW) (inches)

Accession Number

1972.101

Reference Notes

Wallpaper in New England, p.131, fig.29.4

Places

United States

Related Items

Title Fireboard Accession Number 1970.315

Wallpaper Details

Print Technique

Block Printed

Form

Wall Fragment

Ground Color

Taupe

State

Original

Type

Handmade

Use

Sidewall/Fill

Paper Finish

Wove

Medium

Paper

Decor Motif

cornucopia
apple
grapes
wheat
pinecone
rosette

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