Update Our ticketing, donations, and membership sales portal is down for scheduled maintenance on the afternoon of 4/11.
French Scenic wallpaper "Palais-Royal" pattern. Panel depicts a man and woman kissing. They are seated back to back on the ground in the bottom right corner. Another man kneeling on an Empire chair is applauding. A dog is running away at bottom left. A stone railing with squat vase shaped balusters appears in the background. A long narrow strip from panel 2010.27.1.8 has been glued along the right side. The top arch is not aligned. The correct strip for the right side of the panel is 2010.27.1.26. Panel framed by a leafy arch at top and tree like columns on sides. Block printed in grisaille on blue ground. Original manufacturer and designer are unknown. Removed from a ca. 1800 house in Hopkinton, New Hampshire.
wallpapers
Wallpaper
Palais-Royal
55.1
767
Unknown
France
68 x 17 3/4 (HxW) (inches)
Gift of Mary Ann Morse and Brooks Banker
2010.27.1.10
In Odile Nouvel's book this panel is listed as "Length 4: 'Le baiser a la Capucine,' by Dutailly from 'Le Bon Genre', no. 65."
France
Title "Palais-Royal" Wallpaper Panel Accession Number 2010.27.1.26
Title "Palais-Royal" Wallpaper Panel Accession Number 2010.27.1.8
Title "Palais-Royal" Wallpaper Accession Number 2010.27.1
Block Printed
Blue
Handmade
Sidewall/Fill
Paper
Scenic
Historic New England is committed to implementing reparative language description for existing collections and creating respectful and inclusive language description for new collections. If you encounter language in Historic England's Collections Access Portal that is harmful or offensive, or you find materials that would benefit from a content warning, please contact [email protected].
Sign up to our newsletter for our latest news and events
