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Wallpaper

Collection Type

  • Wallpaper

Date

1795-1810

GUSN

GUSN-178672

Description

Fragment. Three-dimensional block with white chained lines at right angles on black and blue faces; third face has orange pin-stripes. Printed on white ground.

Details

Descriptive Terms

wallpapers
Wallpaper

Associated Building

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

Additional Identification Number

791

Maker

Unknown

Location of Origin

United States

Dimensions

2 7/8 x 16 5/8 (HxW) (inches)

Credit Line

Gift of Center Realty Trust

Accession Number

1965.174BB

Reference Notes

"Wallpaper in New England"; p. 85-6.

Places

United States

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Wallpaper Details

Print Technique

Block Printed

Form

Wall Fragment

Ground Color

White

State

Original

Type

Handmade

Use

Border

Paper Finish

Wove

Medium

Paper

Decor Motif

Three-dimensional block
chain

Period/Style

Geometric

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