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Wallpaper

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Collection Type

  • Wallpaper

Date

1933-1980

GUSN

GUSN-272152

Description

Unused roll of border paper. Two rows of two borders printed on roll. Passementie pattern of fringe, beads, gimp and tassels. Printed in three greens, rid, pink, two browns, and yellow on a gray ground.

Details

Descriptive Terms

wallpapers
paper (fiber product)
Wallpaper

Inscription

"RC à Paris / 2657 / Made in France" (Manufacturer)
"80.102.106B(A-B)" (F.I.T. accession number)

Pattern No.

2657

Additional Identification Number

80.102.106B(A-B)

Maker

Mauny (Manufacturer)

Location of Origin

France

Dimensions

24 3/4 (W) (inches)

Credit Line

Gift of the Cooper-Hewitt Museum

Accession Number

1999.147

Wallpaper Details

Print Technique

Block Printed

Form

unused

Ground Color

Grey

State

Repro

Type

Machine Made

Use

Border

Medium

Paper

Decor Motif

Tassel
Gimp
Fringe
Fabric
bead
drapery

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