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Wallpaper

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Collection Type

  • Wallpaper

Date

1786-1800

GUSN

GUSN-178798

Description

Wallpaper fragment. Pillar and arch design. Full repeat shows two columns with shields and flags supporting a gothic arch which frames three figures in classical dress beneath a canopy. Printed in black and white on a blue ground.

Details

Descriptive Terms

wallpapers
Wallpaper

Additional Identification Number

3360

Maker

Unknown

Location of Origin

United States

Dimensions

10 x 7 1/2 (HxW) (inches)

Credit Line

Anonymous Gift

Accession Number

1998.6374

Reference Notes

Wallpaper in New England; pp. 66-7

Places

United States

Related Items

Title Accession Number 1963.91
Title Accession Number 1984.471
Title Accession Number 1966.135
Title Accession Number 1966.488

Wallpaper Details

Print Technique

Block Printed

Form

Wall Fragment

Ground Color

Blue

State

Original

Type

Handmade

Use

Sidewall/Fill

Use

Memorial

Paper Finish

Laid
Joined Sheets

Medium

Paper

Decor Motif

column
canopy
putti
flags
shields
garlands
cartouche

Period/Style

Neoclassical

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