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Wallpaper

Collection Type

  • Wallpaper

Date

1810-1825

GUSN

GUSN-178815

Description

Fragment. Striped paper. Continuous sprouting pink and tan flowers with delicate stem and leaves bordered by white geometric stripe and alternating with repeated flowering plant in an urn on a dotted field. All printed on mustard ground. Straight repeat.

Details

Descriptive Terms

wallpapers
Wallpaper

Associated Building

166 Mechanic Street,

Additional Identification Number

2010

Maker

Unknown

Location of Origin

United States

Dimensions

18 1/4 x 9 (HxW) (inches)

Accession Number

1982.276A

Reference Notes

"Wallpaper in New England"; p. 141, fig. 33.4.

Places

United States

Related Items

Title Wallpaper Accession Number 1982.276B
Title Wallpaper Accession Number 1982.276B

Wallpaper Details

Form

Wall Fragment

Ground Color

Yellow

State

Original

Type

Handmade

Use

Sidewall/Fill

Paper Finish

Laid
Joined sheets

Medium

Paper

Decor Motif

stripe
basket
flower
dots

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