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Five rolls of unused wallpaper. Arabesque pattern comprised of two birds sitting on a nest of flowers with swags of lace draping from nest to nest. Crossed torch and quiver of arrows float below each lace swag. Printed in green, red, orange, pink, two blues, and black on yellow ground. Straight repeat. Roll E is the end roll.
wallpapers
paper (fiber product)
Wallpaper
"RC a Paris / Made in France" (Printed along right hand selvedge)
"THIS FRENCH HAND-BLOCKED WALLPAPER IS PRINTED / IN TEMPERA PAINT. BEFORE GLAZING THIS PAPER, IT IS / NECESSARY TO APPLY TWO COATS OF GLUE SIZE OR GELATIN" (Distributor / Retailer Nancy McClelland's stamps)
"2462" (stamped)
"NANCY McMCLELLAND, INC. / 16 EAST 57TH STREET"
"1999.112A", "1999.112B", "1999.112C", "1999.112D", "1999.112E" (F.I.T. Accession Number)
Feliare
170
#22/80.102.72C (A-F)
Mauny (Manufacturer)
France
24 3/4 (W) (inches)
Gift of the Cooper-Hewitt Museum
1999.112A-E
Block Printed
unused
Yellow
Repro
Machine Made
Sidewall/Fill
Paper
Floral
Bird
Swag
Torch
Quiver
Arrow
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