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Wallpaper

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Collection Type

  • Wallpaper

Date

1760-1790

GUSN

GUSN-178699

Description

Fragment. Allover daisy sprig in white, green and black on pink (now brown) ground. Straight repeat.

Details

Descriptive Terms

wallpapers
Wallpaper

Associated Building

,

Additional Identification Number

1568

Maker

Unknown

Location of Origin

England

Dimensions

27 3/4 x 21 7/8 (HxW) (inches)

Credit Line

Gift of Ralph May

Accession Number

1971.2187

Reference Notes

"Wallpaper in New England," p. 44, fig. 2.4.

Places

England (United Kingdom) [country]

Related Items

Title Wallpaper Accession Number 1971.2187B

Wallpaper Details

Print Technique

Block Printed

Form

Wall Fragment

Ground Color

Pink

State

Original

Type

Handmade

Paper Finish

Laid
Joined sheets

Medium

Paper

Decor Motif

Sprig
flower
daisy

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