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Wallpaper on plaster

Collection Type

  • Wallpaper

GUSN

GUSN-271963

Description

Fragment of wallpaper attached to plaster. Floral and scene design with trees, potted flowers, and a fence. Printed in red, pink, two greens, two blues, taupe, and ochre on a white ground. Hung on horsehair-reenforced plaster.

Details

Descriptive Terms

wallpapers
fibrous plaster
sheathing
wallpapers
fibrous plaster
plaster
horsehair
Wallpaper

Associated Building

Original To Phelps House, Pantry

Maker

Unknown

Dimensions

4.5 (W) (inches)

Credit Line

Gift of the Phillips Academy

Accession Number

2000.1654

Places

Andover (Essex county, Massachusetts)

Wallpaper Details

Print Technique

Machine Printed

Ground Color

White

State

Original

Type

Machine Made

Use

Sidewall/Fill

Medium

Paper

Decor Motif

Flowers
Trees
Potted Flowers
Fence

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