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Wallpaper

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Collection Type

  • Wallpaper

Date

1825-1830

GUSN

GUSN-178874

Description

Wallpaper fragment with repeated pattern of a tulip and flower alternating with a berried sprig. Printed in yellow, green, and white on gray ground. Second layer.

Details

Descriptive Terms

wallpapers
Wallpaper

Associated Building

Original To Moffatt-Ladd House (Portsmouth, N.H.), Kitchen

Additional Identification Number

1486

Maker

Unknown

Location of Origin

United States

Dimensions

4 1/4 x 15 7/8 (HxW) (inches)

Accession Number

1971.184.2

Places

United States

Related Items

Title Accession Number 1971.184.1
Title Accession Number 1971.184.3
Title Accession Number 1971.184.4

Wallpaper Details

Print Technique

Block Printed

Form

Wall Fragment

Ground Color

Grey

State

Original

Type

Handmade

Use

Sidewall/Fill

Paper Finish

Wove

Medium

Paper

Decor Motif

tulip
sprig
berries

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