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Carrington House Wallpaper Panel

Collection Type

  • Wallpaper

Date

ca. 1812

GUSN

GUSN-243689

Description

Unused wallpaper panel, handpainted birds and peacocks perched amid flowering tree with butterflies, white ground. Cloth tape border painted gold. From the Captain Edward Carrington House, Providence, Rhode Island.

Details

Descriptive Terms

wallpapers
paper (fiber product)
Wallpaper

Additional Identification Number

106.1
790

Maker

Unknown

Location of Origin

China

Dimensions

72 x 45 (HxW) (inches)

Credit Line

Gift of Bernard Scott

Accession Number

2010.91.1

Related Items

Title Carrington House Wallpaper Panel Accession Number 2001.281.241.A-I

Wallpaper Details

Design Technique

Hand Painted

Ground Color

White

State

Original

Type

Handmade

Use

Freize

Medium

Paper

Decor Motif

birds
butterflies
flowers
branches

Period/Style

China Trade

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