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Three unused rolls of wallpaper. Arabesque pattern of alternating urn and octagonal freeze. Other classical motifs is comprised of classical motifs swans, winged lions, bows, tassels, scrolls, and swagged drapery. Printed in three grays, white, and blue on a gray ground. Straight repeat.
wallpapers
paper (fiber product)
Wallpaper
"3429" (retailer's stamp)
"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"
(stamped)
"MADE IN FRANCE FOR / NANCY McCLELLAND INC."
"RC a Paris / Made in France" (Manufacturer's mark)
"80.102.C(A-D)" (F.I.T. Accession number)
Le Camee
214
80.102.C
Mauny (Manufacturer)
France
25 (W) (inches)
Gift of the Cooper-Hewitt Museum
1999.168A-C
second edition
Block Printed
unused
Grey
Repro
Machine Made
Sidewall/Fill
Laid
Paper
urn
swans
arabesques
bows
rosettes
tassels
swagged drapery
winged lion
classical
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