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Wallpaper

Collection Type

  • Wallpaper

Date

1760-1780

GUSN

GUSN-178932

Description

Wallpaper fragment. Black floral stripe alternating with vertical row of zig-zag beading separating green diamonds with stylized leaves. Printed on grey ground.

Details

Descriptive Terms

wallpapers
Wallpaper

Associated Building

1st Floor Room

Additional Identification Number

849

Maker

Unknown

Location of Origin

England

Dimensions

6 1/2 x 4 1/2 (HxW) (inches)

Credit Line

Gift of the Greenwich Historical Society

Accession Number

1966.194

Places

England (United Kingdom) [country]

Wallpaper Details

Print Technique

Block Printed

Form

Wall Fragment

Ground Color

Grey

State

Original

Type

Handmade

Use

Sidewall/Fill

Paper Finish

Laid
Joined Sheets

Medium

Paper

Decor Motif

flower
beading
diamond
stripe

Period/Style

Stripe

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