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Wallpaper

Collection Type

  • Wallpaper

Date

1810-1825

GUSN

GUSN-178583

Description

Fragment. Masonry wallpaper. Brown and tan marble blocks separated by bands with a leaf design.

Details

Descriptive Terms

wallpapers
Wallpaper

Associated Building

Blanchard-Wellington House, Front Hall

Additional Identification Number

1427

Maker

Unknown

Location of Origin

France

Dimensions

32 1/2 x 19 1/8 (HxW) (inches)

Credit Line

Gift of Mr. Thomas T. Waterman

Accession Number

1971.157

Reference Notes

"Wallpaper in New England"; p. 136; fig 32.1

Places

France

Related Items

Title Reproduction Wallpaper Accession Number 1979.98

Wallpaper Details

Print Technique

Block Printed

Form

Wall Fragment

State

Original

Type

Handmade

Use

Sidewall/Fill

Paper Finish

Wove
Joined sheets

Medium

Paper

Decor Motif

marble
masonry
leaf

Period/Style

Ashlar

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