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Wallpaper

Collection Type

  • Wallpaper

Date

1850-1875

GUSN

GUSN-178547

Description

Cut sample of scenic paper depicting modes of transportation, past and present. Printed in six greens, three browns, two purples, two reds, yellow, orange, blue, white and ochre on ungrounded paper. Straight match.

Details

Descriptive Terms

wallpapers
Wallpaper

Additional Identification Number

363

Maker

Heywood, Higgenbottom & Smith (Manufacturer)

Location of Origin

England

Dimensions

17 1/2 x 22 (HxW) (inches)

Credit Line

Gift of Helen Kimball

Accession Number

1921.114

Reference Notes

Wallpaper in New England, pg. 157, plate 41.

Places

England (United Kingdom) [country]

Wallpaper Details

Print Technique

Machine Printed

Form

Unused

Ground Color

Ungrounded

State

Original

Type

Machine Made

Use

Transportation, past and present

Decor Motif

Steam train
carriage

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