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Three fragments. Representation of a seaport town, Gallipoli, of European Turkey; armed men are marching; you see the water and the picturesque harbor and Turkish soldiers in boats. Two browns, red, white and cobalt blue on a sky blue ground.
wallpapers
Wallpaper
Gallipoli
6996?
Bassett Place,
778
Unknown
England
21 1/4 x 9 (HxW) (inches)
Gift of William Hubbard
1965.143A-C
"Old Time Wallpapers"; p. 70-1, fig. ix.
1850-1860 (According to the scale in "Handbook of Old Pottery & Porcelain Marks"; Thorn, date is July 22, 1854.)
England (United Kingdom) [country]
Block Printed
Wall Fragment
Lt. Blue
Original
Machine Made
Maritime, military, exoticism
Paper
boats
armed soldiers
harbor
architecture
Scenic
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