Fragment of wallpaper used as the backing for a girandole mirror. Striped design. Vertical row of honeycomb pattern edged with vitruvian scroll and interrupted by sprigs alternating with row of dotted wave design with sprigs. Printed in brown and ivory on a taupe ground.
wallpapers
paper (fiber product)
Wallpaper
3861
Unknown
United States
13 3/4 x 12 3/8 (HxW) (inches)
Museum Accession
2000.658
United States
Machine Printed
Wall Fragment
Taupe
Original
Machine Made
Paper
Honeycomb
vitruvian scroll
sprig
Stripe
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