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Unused roll. Pattern composed of vignette of two birds (pheasants ?) sitting on nest of flowers, alternating with vignette of lilies and roses framed by garland of flowers. Prints in red, orange, white, blue, green, tan on a grey-green ground. "A" is end of roll.
wallpapers
Wallpaper
Lys et Perdrix
121
3366
Nancy McClelland
Mauny (Manufacturer)
Caillard, Robert
France
24 3/4 (W) (inches)
Gift of Cooper-Hewitt Museum
1999.141
Mauny catalog #121, Lys et Perdrix "Wallpaper for Historic Buildings," p. 58 McClelland, "Historic Wall-Papers," p. 138 (original design) McClelland, "Boiseries" catalog, p. 15 McClelland, Wall-Papers Old & New" catalog, p. 27
France
Title Accession Number 1999.111
Title Accession Number 1999.118
Title Accession Number 2000.19
Title Accession Number 2000.194
Title Wallpaper Accession Number 1999.111
Title Wallpaper Accession Number 1999.118
Title Wallpaper Accession Number 2000.194A-E
Block Printed
Unused
Green
Original
Machine Made
Sidewall/Fill
Laid
Paper
birds
pheasants
lilies
roses
garland
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