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Wallpaper

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Collection Type

  • Wallpaper

Date

1810-1825

GUSN

GUSN-178701

Description

Unused wallpaper sample. Symmetrical design. Roses in a basket with white stylized leaf swags which connect to pink and rose tassels and white cross-hatched stripe. Straight match.

Details

Descriptive Terms

wallpapers
paper (fiber product)
block printing (relief printing process)
Wallpaper

Pattern

French Tassel

Associated Building

Original To Carter Homestead,

Additional Identification Number

1443

Maker

Unknown

Location of Origin

France; United States

Dimensions

18 1/8 x 19 3/8 (HxW) (inches)

Accession Number

1971.168

Places

Possibly France
Possibly United States

Related Items

Title Reproduction Wallpaper Accession Number 2001.281.742.1-.5
Title Reproduction Wallpaper Accession Number 2001.281.875.1-.2

Wallpaper Details

Print Technique

Block Printed

Form

Unused

Ground Color

Blue

State

Original

Type

Handmade

Use

Sidewall/Fill

Paper Finish

Laid
Joined sheets

Medium

Paper

Decor Motif

roses
tassels
swags
basket
sprig

Period/Style

NeoClassical

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