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Wallpaper

Collection Type

  • Wallpaper

Date

1923

GUSN

GUSN-178507

Description

Cut sample of stenciled reproduction of curving, floral vine paper. Brown ground with white patterning.

Details

Descriptive Terms

wallpapers
Wallpaper

Associated Building

John Hicks House,

Additional Identification Number

434

Maker

Unknown

Location of Origin

United States

Dimensions

25 1/2 x 19 5/8 (HxW) (inches)

Credit Line

Gift of Esther Stevens Fraser

Accession Number

1923.1

Reference Notes

Old-Time New England, vol. XXII. no. 3, Jan, 1932. Article appears on pg. 99 - reference text on pg. 111, ref. photo on pg. 109. Photos appear in SPNEA folder: "Mass, Cambridge, Hicks House" dated 1928-1931 - in situ. Also, Wallpaper in New England, pp.

Date

1923 (c.1800 - date of original paper)

Places

United States

Related Items

Title Accession Number 1972.1
Title Accession Number 90-19
Title Accession Number 90-23

Wallpaper Details

Design Technique

Stenciled

Ground Color

Brown

State

Repro

Type

Machine Made

Medium

Paper

Decor Motif

floral
vine

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