fbpx

Wallpaper

Collection Type

  • Wallpaper

Date

1933-1980

GUSN

GUSN-272081

Description

Two unused rolls of wallpaper. The pattern is composed of vignettes of three putti hunting ducks with bows and arrows alternating with vignettes of hunting dogs chasing ducks from ground cover. Printed in two pinks, brown, and white on a light blue ground. Straight repeat.

Details

Descriptive Terms

wallpapers
paper (fiber product)
Wallpaper

Inscription

"RC a Paris / Made in France" (manufacturer's mark)
"686-2650" (retailer's stamp?)
"80.102.105E(G?)" (F.I.T. Accession number)

Pattern

Chasse Au Canard

Pattern No.

187

Additional Identification Number

80.102.105E

Maker

Mauny (Manufacturer)

Location of Origin

France

Dimensions

24 3/4 (W) (inches)

Credit Line

Gift of the Cooper-Hewitt Museum

Accession Number

1999.166AB

Reference Notes

second edition

Related Items

Title Wallpaper Accession Number 1999.165A-C
Title Wallpaper Accession Number 2000.165
Title Wallpaper Accession Number 2000.201AB

Wallpaper Details

Print Technique

Block Printed

Form

unused

Ground Color

Lt. Blue

State

Repro

Type

Machine Made

Use

Sidewall/Fill

Paper Finish

Laid

Medium

Paper

Decor Motif

putti
duck
hunting
dog
bow and arrow
vignette
animal
cherub

Reparative Language in Collections Records

Historic New England is committed to implementing reparative language description for existing collections and creating respectful and inclusive language description for new collections. If you encounter language in Historic England's Collections Access Portal that is harmful or offensive, or you find materials that would benefit from a content warning, please contact [email protected].