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Wallpaper fragment

Collection Type

  • Wallpaper

Date

1768-1799

GUSN

GUSN-26179

Description

Rhombus-shaped framed fragment. Block-printed black and white design on grey ground. Classical/allegorical figures on columns/monuments. Black painted wood frame under glass.

Details

Descriptive Terms

wallpapers
fragments
block printing (relief printing process)
paper (fiber product)
figure- and animal-derived motifs
allegory (artistic device)
Classical
Covering, Wall
Wallpaper
Unidentified Paper
Transfer Printed
Classical Figure
Allegorical Figure
Wallpaper

Associated Building

Gilman Garrison House (Exeter, N.H.),

Maker

Possibly Prentiss, Appleton (Maker)

Location of Origin

MA, USA

Dimensions

40 x 18 (HxW) (inches)

Credit Line

Bequest of William Perry Dudley

Accession Number

1966.1350

Places

Massachusetts (United States)

Related Items

Title Wallpaper Accession Number 2000.420A

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