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Wallpaper

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Collection Type

  • Wallpaper

Date

1845-1860

GUSN

GUSN-178981

Description

Wallpaper fragment. Vine and stripe design. Flowering vine, wisteria (?) printed in blue and light blue and alternating with vertical stripe of scrolls composed of narrow horizontal lines. Printed on unground paper. Straight match.

Details

Descriptive Terms

wallpapers
Wallpaper

Additional Identification Number

3071

Maker

Unknown

Location of Origin

United States

Dimensions

8 1/2 x 15 (HxW) (inches)

Credit Line

Gift of the Maine Historic Preservation Commission

Accession Number

1987.14

Places

United States

Wallpaper Details

Print Technique

Machine Printed

Form

Wall Fragment

Ground Color

Ungrounded

State

Original

Type

Machine Made

Use

Sidewall/Fill

Medium

Paper

Decor Motif

flowering vine
wisteria

Period/Style

Stripe

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