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Wallpaper

Collection Type

  • Wallpaper

Date

1810-1820

GUSN

GUSN-179203

Description

Fragment. Organic, abstract stripe. Lobed elements in black and white attached to a vertical, black "stem" outlined by white, feathering lines and enclosed within a scalloped border edged with spikes. Printed on ungrounded, grey paper.

Details

Descriptive Terms

wallpapers
Wallpaper

Additional Identification Number

1851

Maker

Unknown

Location of Origin

United States

Dimensions

5 1/2 x 6 1/4 (HxW) (inches)

Accession Number

1979.89.1

Places

United States

Related Items

Title Accession Number 1922.306
Title Accession Number 1979.89.1-.3

Wallpaper Details

Print Technique

Block Printed

Form

Wall Fragment

Ground Color

Ungrounded

State

Original

Type

Handmade

Use

Sidewall/Fill

Paper Finish

Wove

Medium

Paper

Decor Motif

lobes
spikes
stripe

Period/Style

Stripe

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