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Unused fragment of gilt stripe wallpaper. Pattern consists of rosebud and leaf edged with plum sprigs set in interlocking lacy ovals. Printed in gold leaf on grey ground. Straight repeat.
wallpapers
paper (fiber product)
Wallpaper
Francis Daniels House (Grafton, Vt.), Parlor
2870
Unknown
France; Germany
47 1/8 (H) (inches)
Gift of Ms. Sarah Warren
1985.41
"Wallpaper in New England"; pp. 200-1, fig. 50.1. The small plum sprig appears in George Creamer's sample book, 1535. Creamer's paper included an acorn element that does not appear on the Daniels paper.
Possibly France
Possibly Germany
Machine Printed
Unused
Grey
Original
Machine Made
Sidewall/Fill
Embossed
Metal Leaf
Paper
rosebud
plum sprig
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