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Wallpaper

Collection Type

  • Wallpaper

Date

1811-1817

GUSN

GUSN-178461

Description

Fragment. Grisaille drapery design with pink and red flowers. Printed on a grey ground.

Details

Descriptive Terms

wallpapers
Wallpaper

Associated Building

Captain Lord Mansion,

Additional Identification Number

1670

Maker

Moses Grant Jr. & Co. (Manufacturer)

Location of Origin

United States

Dimensions

20 3/8 x 5 1/4 (HxW) (inches)

Accession Number

1972.95

Reference Notes

Wallpaper in New England, fig. 29.1, p. 131

Places

United States

Related Items

Title Accession Number 1985.688.1
Title Accession Number 1926.305
Title Box Accession Number 1926.305AB

Wallpaper Details

Print Technique

Block Printed

Form

Wall Fragment

Ground Color

Grey

State

Original

Type

Handmade

Use

Sidewall/Fill

Medium

Paper

Decor Motif

drapery swags
flowers

Period/Style

drapery

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