Framed "King Ahasuerus" wallpaper fragment. Man seated on throne with a domed top, under a large arch with egg and dart molding. Border at top of black floral swags. Block-printed in tans, black, and white. Mounted on linen. 42" repeat.
wallpapers
paper (fiber product)
Wallpaper
"King Ahasuerus/circa 1660-1670/Made in England/from first Tavern in Dedham, Mass." (Ink inscription, handwritten by Dorothy Waterhouse)
King Ahasuerus
Original To
106.2
Unknown
United States
70 1/2 x 19 (HxW) (inches)
Gift of Bernard Scott
2010.91.2
United States
Title Wallpaper Accession Number 2001.281.370
Title Wallpaper Tracing Accession Number 2001.281.371
Title Wallpaper Accession Number 1978.159AB
Title "King Ahasuerus" Wallpaper Accession Number 1978.159B
Title "King Ahasuerus" Wallpaper Accession Number 2001.281.370A-E
Block Printed
wall fragment
Tan
Original
Handmade
Sidewall/Fill
Laid
Paper
King Ahasuerus
pillar
arch
egg and dart
floral swags
Pillar & Arch
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