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Wallpaper

Collection Type

  • Wallpaper

Date

1765-1770

GUSN

GUSN-178910

Description

Two wallpaper fragments. Looks like a piece of a classical architectural element but is hard to tell. The other fragment shows the excise stamp. Printed in two greys, white and black on a grey ground.

Details

Descriptive Terms

wallpapers
Wallpaper

Associated Building

Original To Jeremiah Lee Mansion, Front Hall

Additional Identification Number

445

Maker

Unknown

Location of Origin

England

Dimensions

12 5/8 x 11 3/8 (HxW) (inches)

Credit Line

Gift of Little & Browne Architects

Accession Number

1923.375

Reference Notes

Lynn, pp. 77-8

Date

1765-1770 (1768 date of house)

Places

England (United Kingdom) [country]

Wallpaper Details

Design Technique

Hand Painted

Form

Wall Fragment

Ground Color

Grey

State

Original

Type

Handmade

Use

Sidewall/Fill

Paper Finish

Laid

Medium

Paper

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