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Wallpaper

Collection Type

  • Wallpaper

Date

1933-1980

GUSN

GUSN-272182

Description

Unused roll of wallpaper. Pattern composed of vignette of putti sitting atop a column or monument base. Next to the putti grows a peony the size of a tree in comparison to the putti. The putti vignette alternates with a trophy vignette. The two vignettes are linked by trailing ribbon and small flowers. The pattern is printed in two pinks, blue, brown and beige on light blue-green ground. Straight repeat.

Details

Descriptive Terms

wallpapers
paper (fiber product)
Wallpaper

Inscription

"Made in France" (Manufacturer's mark)
"80.102.97(A-B)" (F.I.T. Accession number)
"NN4" (countermarked)

Pattern

Le Marmouser

Pattern No.

209

Additional Identification Number

80.102.97(A-B)

Maker

Mauny (Manufacturer)

Location of Origin

France

Dimensions

24 1/2 (W) (inches)

Credit Line

Gift of the Cooper-Hewitt Museum

Accession Number

1999.192

Reference Notes

second edition

Related Items

Title Wallpaper Accession Number 2000.182

Wallpaper Details

Print Technique

Block Printed

Design Technique

Stenciled

Form

unused

Ground Color

Lt. Blue

State

Repro

Type

Machine Made

Use

Sidewall/Fill

Paper Finish

Laid

Medium

Paper

Decor Motif

Putti
Cherub
Peonie
Trophy
Ribbon
Meandering
Floral
Trail

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