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Wallpaper

Collection Type

  • Wallpaper

Date

1850-1860

GUSN

GUSN-178839

Description

Fragment. Rennaisance Revivial paper with strapwork design made of C-scrolls and cartouches and vertical columns. Printed in tan, two browns and two blues on a white, satin ground.

Details

Descriptive Terms

wallpapers
Wallpaper

Additional Identification Number

645

Maker

Unknown

Location of Origin

France; United States

Dimensions

21 5/8 x 12 1/2 (HxW) (inches)

Accession Number

1950.597

Reference Notes

Creamer's sample book #592 @ $.42. "Wallpaper in New England", p. 177.

Places

Possibly France
Possibly United States

Related Items

Title Accession Number 1967.121

Wallpaper Details

Print Technique

Block Printed

Form

Wall Fragment

Ground Color

White

State

Original

Type

Machine Made

Use

Sidewall/Fill

Medium

Paper

Decor Motif

Strapwork
cartouches
scrolls
columns

Period/Style

Renaissance Revival

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