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Wallpaper

Collection Type

  • Wallpaper

Date

1808-1810

GUSN

GUSN-179124

Description

Fragment. Diaper pattern formed by husk elements with 6-petaled flowers at the intersections. Printed in white on a blue ground.

Details

Descriptive Terms

wallpapers
Wallpaper

Additional Identification Number

3208

Maker

Moses Grant & Sons (Manufacturer)

Location of Origin

United States

Dimensions

13 3/8 x 7 5/8 (HxW) (inches)

Credit Line

Gift of the Museum of Early American Decoration

Accession Number

1990.620.1

Reference Notes

See illustration of duplicate design - Wallpaper in New England, p. 87, fig. 19.2

Places

United States

Related Items

Title Accession Number 1965.5.1
Title Accession Number 1965.172D
Title Accession Number 1990.620.2

Wallpaper Details

Print Technique

Block Printed

Form

Wall Fragment

Ground Color

Blue

State

Original

Type

Handmade

Use

Sidewall/Fill

Paper Finish

Wove

Medium

Paper

Decor Motif

husk
flower
diamond

Period/Style

Diaper pattern

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