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Wallpaper

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Collection Type

  • Wallpaper

Date

1874-1900

GUSN

GUSN-179459

Description

Unused sample. Tynecastle canvas. Thick strapwork, scrolling foliage and Tudor rose. Stenciled in red and green on a gilt ground. Embossed on linen, backed with paper and backed with muslin.

Details

Descriptive Terms

wallpapers
Tynecastle canvas
paper (fiber product)
Wallpaper

Additional Identification Number

698
1961

People and Organizations

A.H. Davenport/Irving & Casson

Maker

Morton, W. Scott

Location of Origin

Scotland

Dimensions

20 1/2 x 48 1/2 (HxW) (inches)

Accession Number

1961.368

Places

Scotland (United Kingdom) [country]

Related Items

Title Accession Number 1961.369

Wallpaper Details

Design Technique

Stenciled

Form

Unused

State

Original

Use

Sidewall/Fill

Paper Finish

Embossed

Medium

Tynecastle
Linen

Decor Motif

Tudor rose
scrolling foliage
strapwork

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