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Wallpaper

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Collection Type

  • Wallpaper

Date

1933-1980

GUSN

GUSN-272148

Description

Unused roll of border paper. Two rows of four uncut borders printed on the roll. Pattern of bead and reel with dentil motifs. Printed in orange, brown, yellow, on olive ground. Straight repeat.

Details

Descriptive Terms

wallpapers
paper (fiber product)
Wallpaper

Inscription

"RC a Paris / Made in France / -565- Bis" (Manufacturer)
"80.102.103A(A-B)" (F.I.T. accession number)

Pattern No.

565

Additional Identification Number

80.102.102A(A-B)

Maker

Mauny (Manufacturer)

Location of Origin

France

Dimensions

24 13/16 (W) (inches)

Credit Line

Gift of the Cooper-Hewitt Museum

Accession Number

1999.144

Wallpaper Details

Print Technique

Block Printed

Form

unused

Ground Color

Olive

State

Repro

Type

Machine Made

Use

Border

Paper Finish

Laid

Medium

Paper

Decor Motif

Bead
Reel
Dentil

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