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Wallpaper

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Collection Type

  • Wallpaper

Date

1933-1980

GUSN

GUSN-272188

Description

Unused roll of wallpaper. Drapery panel printed in two yellows and ochre on a light yellow ground. Straight repeat. Pin holes visible.

Details

Descriptive Terms

wallpapers
paper (fiber product)
Wallpaper

Inscription

"80.102.93A(AB)" (F.I.T. accession number)

Pattern

Tenture Flottante

Pattern No.

220

Additional Identification Number

80.102.93A(AB)

Maker

Mauny (Manufacturer)

Location of Origin

France

Dimensions

22 1/2 (W) (inches)

Credit Line

Gift of the Cooper-Hewitt Museum

Accession Number

1999.197

Reference Notes

Second edition. Page 60 refers to Mauny pattern "Tenture Flottante." See also figure on page 52 which shows the Brunschwig & Fils version of "Tenture Flottante."

Related Items

Title Wallpaper Accession Number 1999.190AB

Wallpaper Details

Print Technique

Block Printed

Form

Unused

Ground Color

Lt. Yellow

State

Repro

Type

Machine Made

Use

Sidewall/Fill

Paper Finish

Wove

Medium

Paper

Decor Motif

Drapery
Fabric

Period/Style

Drapery

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