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Wallpaper

Collection Type

  • Wallpaper

Date

1815-1820

GUSN

GUSN-191174

Description

Wallpaper appears to be paste to a 20th Century paper. It is a vibrant blue with a repeating diamond pattern is white, three women are pictured around a table that is surrounded by trees and greenery which repeats with a medallion of greenery wiht a flower in the center. The only colors used are blue, green, white and a reddish brown. The twentieth century paper is a floral design of muted greens, blues and pinks.

Details

Descriptive Terms

wallpapers
Wallpaper

Inscription

"6970E W THE ROBERT GRAVES CO" (printed)

Maker

Unknown

Dimensions

41 x 29 1/2 (HxW) (inches)

Credit Line

Estate of Dr. Dorothy M. Vaughan

Accession Number

2005.25.2

Date

1815-1820 (Taken out of house 1926)

Places

Maine (United States)
North Berwick (York county, Maine)

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