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Wallpaper

Collection Type

  • Wallpaper

Date

1933-1980

GUSN

GUSN-272317

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 orange, blue, and brown on a pink ground. Straight repeat.

Details

Descriptive Terms

wallpapers
Wallpaper

Inscription

"RC a Paris / Made in France" (printed)
"#877" (possibly retailer's stamp)
"80.102.82A" (FIT Accession #)

Pattern

Ma Normandie

Pattern No.

206

Additional Identification Number

80.102.82A

Maker

Mauny (Manufacturer)

Location of Origin

France

Dimensions

24.75 (W) (inches)

Credit Line

Gift of the Cooper-Hewitt Museum

Accession Number

1999.182

Reference Notes

"Ma Normandie"

Related Items

Title Wallpaper Accession Number 1999.180
Title Wallpaper Accession Number 1999.170AB

Wallpaper Details

Design Technique

Stenciled

Form

unused

Ground Color

Pink

State

Repro

Type

Machine Made

Use

Sidewall/Fill

Paper Finish

Wove

Medium

Paper

Decor Motif

apple
farm
dog
figure
basket

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