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Wallpaper

Collection Type

  • Wallpaper

Date

1937-1950

GUSN

GUSN-178761

Description

Unused sample. Four or five repeating Currier & Ives vignettes. Scene of a farmyard, horse-drawn sleigh and steamboat, "The Natchez". Printed in blue, red, yellow and brown on a pale yellow ground. Straight repeat.

Details

Descriptive Terms

wallpapers
Wallpaper

Additional Identification Number

3226

Maker

after Currier & Ives

Location of Origin

United States

Dimensions

23 3/4 x 12 5/8 (HxW) (inches)

Accession Number

1992.794

Places

United States

Related Items

Title Accession Number 2000.53
Title Accession Number 1996.61

Wallpaper Details

Print Technique

Machine Printed

Form

Unused

Ground Color

Yellow

State

Original

Type

Machine Made

Use

Sidewall/Fill

Use

transportation, rural life, recreation

Paper Finish

Embossed

Medium

Paper

Decor Motif

Currier & Ives engravings
steambost
sleigh
horse
farm yard
dog
chicken

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