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Wallpaper

Collection Type

  • Wallpaper

Date

1835-1840

GUSN

GUSN-179065

Description

Wallpaper fragment. Stylized floral medallions separated by fretwork. Printed in ochre, white, green and black on beige ground.

Details

Descriptive Terms

wallpapers
paper (fiber product)
Wallpaper

Associated Building

Original To Samuel Fowler House (Danversport, Mass.),

Additional Identification Number

219
1911.88AB

Maker

Unknown

Location of Origin

France; United States

Dimensions

15 1/8 x 19 3/4 (HxW) (inches)

Credit Line

Gift of Sarah Putnam Fowler

Accession Number

1911.88

Places

Possibly France
Possibly United States

Related Items

Title Accession Number 1978.134
Title Wallpaper Accession Number 1911.89

Wallpaper Details

Print Technique

Block Printed

Form

Wall Fragment

Ground Color

Beige

State

Original

Type

Machine Made

Use

Sidewall/Fill

Medium

Paper

Decor Motif

fretwork
stylized flower
medallion

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