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Wallpaper

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Collection Type

  • Wallpaper

Date

1840-1850

GUSN

GUSN-178979

Description

Fragment. Large-scale, allover, stylized flowers in mauve/pink, on a green striped field on a polished white ground.

Details

Descriptive Terms

wallpapers
paper (fiber product)
Wallpaper

Additional Identification Number

3047

Maker

Unknown

Location of Origin

France; United States

Dimensions

25 3/8 x 10 1/2 (HxW) (inches)

Accession Number

1987.11

Places

Possibly France
Possibly United States

Wallpaper Details

Print Technique

Block Printed

Design Technique

Polished

Form

Fragment

Ground Color

White

State

Original

Type

Machine Made

Use

Sidewall/Fill

Medium

Paper

Decor Motif

flowers
rootlets

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