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An unused roll and two samples of wallpaper. Pattern composed of cherub with garland alternating with large rose sprig. Garland stripe and dot background. Printed in green, pink, red, two grays and cream on blue-green ground. Straight repeat. Roll made of individual pasted sheets simulating handmade paper.
wallpapers
paper (fiber product)
Wallpaper
"53 / $34.00 / Colonade 'Green' " (handwritten)
"53-2990" (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" (printed)
Colonnades
114
Mauny (Manufacturer)
Roach & Craven, Inc. (Retailer)
France
24.5 (W) (inches)
Gift of Roach & Craven, Inc.
2000.177A-C
Stenciled
Turquoise
Machine Made
Sidewall/Fill
Laid
Paper
Cherub
Garland
Rose
Stripe
Dot
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