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Wallpaper

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Collection Type

  • Wallpaper

Date

1820-1825

GUSN

GUSN-178802

Description

Fragment mounted on fabric netting. Blue sky with clouds. The dark blue has been handpainted. White and gray printed on a light blue ground.

Details

Descriptive Terms

wallpapers
Wallpaper

Additional Identification Number

321

Maker

Unknown

Dimensions

21 3/4 x 12 5/8 (HxW) (inches)

Accession Number

1919.351

Wallpaper Details

Print Technique

Block Printed

Design Technique

Hand Painted

Form

Wall Fragment

Ground Color

Lt. Blue

State

Original

Type

Handmade

Use

Sidewall/Fill

Medium

Paper

Decor Motif

Clouds
sky

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