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Wallpaper

Collection Type

  • Wallpaper

Date

1786-1800

GUSN

GUSN-178500

Description

Wallpaper border with continuous pattern of scrolling foliage. Printed in white and black on a grey ground.

Details

Descriptive Terms

wallpapers
Wallpaper

Associated Building

Elmwood, Front Hall

Additional Identification Number

731

Maker

Unknown

Location of Origin

United States

Dimensions

2 1/8 x 143 1/2 (HxW) (inches)

Credit Line

Gift of Harvard College

Accession Number

1963.91B

Reference Notes

"Wallpaper in New England," pgs. 65-66, fig. 11.2

Places

United States

Related Items

Title Wallpaper Accession Number 1963.91A

Wallpaper Details

Print Technique

Block Printed

Form

Wallpaper

Ground Color

Grey

State

Original

Type

Handmade

Use

Border

Paper Finish

Laid

Medium

Paper

Decor Motif

scrolls
foliage

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