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Wallpaper

Collection Type

  • Wallpaper

Date

1770-1790

GUSN

GUSN-178831

Description

Unused sample. Floral pattern. Delicate meandering vine with pin dots. Printed in rust and grey on an unground paper.

Details

Descriptive Terms

wallpapers
Wallpaper

Inscription

"75 cents" (Handwritten on verso)

Additional Identification Number

1758

Maker

Unknown

Dimensions

13 1/4 x 9 3/5 (HxW) (inches)

Credit Line

Gift of Jane C. Nylander

Accession Number

1976.134

Wallpaper Details

Print Technique

Block Printed

Form

Unused

Ground Color

Ungrounded

State

Original

Type

Handmade

Use

Sidewall/Fill

Paper Finish

Laid

Medium

Paper

Decor Motif

Floral vine
pin dots

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