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Wallpaper

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Collection Type

  • Wallpaper

Date

1835-1840

GUSN

GUSN-179246

Description

Fragment. Gothic stripe. Vertically repeating Gothic architectural elements; arches, tracery, and niches. Printed in cream, tan and grey on a white ground. Straight match.

Details

Descriptive Terms

wallpapers
Wallpaper

Additional Identification Number

1491

Maker

Unknown

Location of Origin

France

Dimensions

29 1/8 x 14 (HxW) (inches)

Accession Number

1971.185.3

Reference Notes

illustrated in Nouvel, "Wallpapers of France, 1800-1850", p. 51, fig. 113

Places

France

Related Items

Title Accession Number 1971.185.1-4

Wallpaper Details

Print Technique

Machine Printed

Form

Wall Fragment

Ground Color

White

State

Original

Type

Machine Made

Use

Sidewall/Fill

Medium

Paper

Decor Motif

Gothic arch
tracery
quatrefoil

Period/Style

Gothic Revival

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