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Wallpaper

Collection Type

  • Wallpaper

Date

1790-1810

GUSN

GUSN-178670

Description

Fragment. Three-dimensional, chained block. Printed in black and white on an olive ground.

Details

Descriptive Terms

wallpapers
Wallpaper

Associated Building

Original To Capt. Timothy Johnson House (North Andover, Mass.), Bedroom

Additional Identification Number

789

Maker

Unknown

Location of Origin

United States

Dimensions

6 1/4 x 20 5/8 (HxW) (inches)

Credit Line

Gift of Center Realty Trust

Accession Number

1965.174A

Reference Notes

"Wallaper in New England"; p. 85-6. A description and history of this pattern (not this sample).

Places

United States

Related Items

Title Accession Number 1965.174.B-J

Wallpaper Details

Print Technique

Block Printed

Form

Wall Fragment

Ground Color

Olive

State

Original

Type

Handmade

Use

Sidewall/Fill

Paper Finish

Laid

Medium

Paper

Decor Motif

three-dimensional cube
chain

Period/Style

Geometric

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