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Wallpaper

Collection Type

  • Wallpaper

Date

1916

GUSN

GUSN-178913

Description

Watercolor sketch of floral paper. Painted in blue, two shades of orange, black, white, two shades of green, grey, two shades of pink on a light grey ground.

Details

Descriptive Terms

wallpapers
Wallpaper

Associated Building

1st Floor Room

Additional Identification Number

345

Maker

Unknown

Dimensions

8 1/2 x 7 5/8 (HxW) (inches)

Credit Line

Gift of Hattie Elliot Johnson

Accession Number

1920.300

Reference Notes

Wallpaper (V&A catalogue) p. 323, very similar design.

Wallpaper Details

Design Technique

Hand Painted

Form

Unused

Ground Color

Grey

State

Repro

Medium

Paper

Decor Motif

floral bouquet
ribbon
vase
scrolls

Period/Style

Neoclassical

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