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Wallpaper

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Collection Type

  • Wallpaper

GUSN

GUSN-243179

Description

Two rolled wallpaper fragments, golden yellow floral basket pattern on cream ground. Used in the second and third floor stair hall at Fisher-Bliss House, Martha's Vineyard.

Details

Descriptive Terms

wallpapers
paper (fiber product)
Wallpaper

Inscription

"TOP RUN 8 By Thomas Strahan Co. MADE IN U.S.A. Straight/Match/TOP 48796P" (Very faint gray ink)

Pattern No.

48796P

Associated Building

Original To Fisher-Bliss House (Edgartown, Mass.),

Additional Identification Number

168.2

Maker

Thomas Strahan Company (Manufacturer)

Dimensions

18 3/8 (W) (inches)

Credit Line

Museum Accession

Accession Number

2010.44.2AB

Places

Martha's Vineyard (Dukes county, Massachusetts) [island]
Massachusetts (United States)

Wallpaper Details

Ground Color

Cream

Medium

Paper

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