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Wallpaper

Collection Type

  • Wallpaper

Date

1835-1850

GUSN

GUSN-179201

Description

Unused sample. Scenery figure of steam locomotive and sailboats in a harbor framed by scrolled medallions and flowers. Printed in three shades of brown, grey and white on a taupe ground.

Details

Descriptive Terms

wallpapers
Wallpaper

Additional Identification Number

294

Maker

Unknown

Location of Origin

United States

Dimensions

1835 x 1850 (HxW) (inches)

Credit Line

Gift of Mrs. Parker E. Mareau

Accession Number

1918.1334

Reference Notes

Wallpaper in New England, p. 193, fig. 47.5

Places

United States

Related Items

Title Accession Number 1982.268

Wallpaper Details

Print Technique

Block Printed

Form

Unused

Ground Color

Taupe

State

Original

Type

Machine Made

Use

Sidewall/Fill

Use

transportation, past and present

Medium

Paper

Decor Motif

locomotive
Stephenson six-wheeled steam engine
sailboat

Period/Style

Scenery figure

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