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Wallpaper

Collection Type

  • Wallpaper

Date

1800-1810

GUSN

GUSN-178774

Description

Fragments. Ashlar paper is ochre with suggestion of marbling in white. Vertical coursing of blocks with plaster rosettes accented in green and brown.

Details

Descriptive Terms

wallpapers
Wallpaper

Associated Building

Original To Theodore Lyman House, Closet

Additional Identification Number

1799

Maker

Unknown

Location of Origin

United States

Dimensions

22 1/8 x 15 3/4 (HxW) (inches)

Credit Line

Gift of Theodore Kingsbury

Accession Number

1978.142.2A-D

Places

United States

Related Items

Title Accession Number 1978.142.1-
Title Accession Number 1978.142.1-

Wallpaper Details

Print Technique

Block Printed

Form

Wall Fragment

State

Original

Type

Handmade

Use

Sidewall/Fill

Paper Finish

Wove

Medium

Paper

Decor Motif

rosette
Ashlar block

Period/Style

Masonry

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