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Two unused fragments of Gothic Revival wallpaper [.1-.2]. Pattern consists of vignette of Gothic window with exterior view of arched gate set against blended sky and greenery. Vignette surrounded by floral and leaf swags. Printed in brown, red, green, blue on white, polished ground.
wallpapers
paper (fiber product)
Wallpaper
Fowler House Main House,
1786
Unknown
United States
15 x 12 1/8 (HxW) (inches)
Gift of Sheldon Kitchel
1978.127.1-.2
"Wallpaper in New England," pg. 186, fig. 46-a, #7
Possibly United States
Title Wallpaper Accession Number 1922.23A-C
Title Wallpaper fragment Accession Number 1911.73
Block Printed
Unused
White
Original
Machine Made
Sidewall/Fill
Paper
trefoils
gothic arches
arched gate
floral swag
Gothic Revival
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