Fragment of a panel of Fresco wallpaper. Arched pattern with architectural mouldings: dentil mouldings, guilloche pattern, bead and reel, stylized flowers. Block-printed in black, red-orange, taupe and cream on a tan ground.
wallpapers
paper (fiber product)
block printing (relief printing process)
Wallpaper
Original To Royal Brewster House, Front Hall
3149
Unknown
France
17 1/8 x 9 3/4 (HxW) (inches)
Gift of Dorothy S. Furber
1988.43.1
Possibly France
Title Accession Number 1988.43.2a-e
Title Wallpaper Accession Number 1988.43.2A-E
Title Wallpaper Accession Number 1988.43.2F
Block Printed
Wall Fragment
Cream
Original
Machine Made
Sidewall/Fill
Paper
guilloche pattern
bead and reel
dentil mouldings
stylized flowers
Fresco paper
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