Fragment. Gothic architectural elements in grisaille framing alternating vignettes of Northern Europe drinking (tavern) scene and train station or possibly English subway system. Printed in two shades of green, three greys, brown on grey ground.
wallpapers
Wallpaper
733
Unknown
France
22 3/4 x 16 1/8 (HxW) (inches)
Gift of Christopher P. Monkhouse
1964.297
Wallpaper in New England, p. 169, fig. 40.1
France
Title Accession Number 1969.297B
Title Accession Number 1978.131
Block Printed
Wall Fragment
Grey
Original
Machine Made
Sidewall/Fill
drinking, leisure, travel, transportation
Paper
Gothic arches
niches
statues
tavern
drinking
train station
louvered shutters
Gothic
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