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Wallpaper

Collection Type

  • Wallpaper

Date

1933-1980

GUSN

GUSN-272314

Description

Unused roll of wallpaper. The pattern is comprised of alternating vignettes of a man picking apples from a tree with a woman holding a basket and a scene of a house and dog. Printed in blue, orange and mauve on a beige ground. Straight repeat. Roll is made up of sheets of paper glued together to imitate early handmade wall-papers.

Details

Descriptive Terms

wallpapers
Wallpaper

Inscription

"RC a Paris / Made in France" (printed)
80.102..82D(a-d) ( FIT Accession #)

Pattern

Ma Normandie

Pattern No.

206

Additional Identification Number

80.102.82D(A-D)

Maker

Mauny (Manufacturer)

Location of Origin

France

Dimensions

24 7/8 (W) (inches)

Credit Line

Gift of the Cooper-Hewitt Museum

Accession Number

1999.180

Reference Notes

"Ma Normandie"

Related Items

Title Wallpaper Accession Number 1999.170AB
Title Wallpaper Accession Number 1999.182

Wallpaper Details

Print Technique

Block Printed

Design Technique

Stenciled

Form

unused

Ground Color

Beige

State

Repro

Type

Machine Made

Use

Sidewall/Fill

Paper Finish

Wove

Medium

Paper

Decor Motif

farm
apple orchard
dog

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