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Wallpaper

Collection Type

  • Wallpaper

Date

1810-1820

GUSN

GUSN-178685

Description

Fragment. Small floral sprig pattern with pin stripes. Printed in two shades of blue, red, white on a blue ground. Duxbury, Massachusetts.

Details

Descriptive Terms

wallpapers
Wallpaper

Associated Building

Original to Rundlet-May House (Portsmouth, N.H.),

Additional Identification Number

1394

Maker

Unknown

Location of Origin

France; United States

Dimensions

13 3/8 x 7 1/4 (HxW) (inches)

Credit Line

Gift of Mrs. William L. Cressler

Accession Number

1971.1008.1

Places

Possibly France
Possibly United States

Related Items

Title Accession Number 1971.1008.2

Wallpaper Details

Print Technique

Block Printed

Form

Wall Fragment

Ground Color

Blue

State

Original

Type

Handmade

Use

Sidewall/Fill

Paper Finish

Wove

Medium

Paper

Decor Motif

sprigs
pin stripes

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