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Wallpaper

Collection Type

  • Wallpaper

Date

1870-1880

GUSN

GUSN-178800

Description

Vertical stripe with metallic and embossed neoclassical arabesques and bouquets. Black, mauve, white, purple, yellow, metallic gold on a tan ground.

Details

Descriptive Terms

wallpapers
Wallpaper

Inscription

"Stearns, Waverly" (handwritten on verso)

Associated Building

1st Floor Room

Additional Identification Number

1493

Maker

Unknown

Location of Origin

France; Germany

Dimensions

17 x 19 5/16 (HxW) (inches)

Accession Number

1971.186

Places

Possibly France
Possibly Germany

Wallpaper Details

Print Technique

Machine Printed

Form

Unused

Ground Color

Tan

State

Original

Type

Machine Made

Use

Sidewall/Fill

Medium

Paper

Decor Motif

stripe
bouquets
arabesques

Period/Style

Neo-grec

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