Partial roll of wallpaper. Pillar and arch pattern featuring three classical figures within a baldacchinno under an arch. The arch itself is slightly pointed with Gothic columns to which shields and flags are attached. Two putti rest atop the arch. Printed in black, white and blue on gray ground.
wallpapers
paper (fiber product)
Wallpaper
"Early American Homes / 1721-1840 / Reed Ltd. / The Hancock-Clark House (Parlor) / Built 1734" (printed)
Hancock-Clarke House parlor
B4209
Reed, Ltd. (Manufacturer)
England
40 1/4 x 30 (HxW) (inches)
Museum Accession
2000.420
Title Wallpaper Accession Number 1966.488
Title Wallpaper fragment Accession Number 1966.1350
Title Accession Number
Title Wallpaper Accession Number 2000.419
Screen Print
Repro
Machine Made
Sidewall/Fill
Classical
Paper
Pillar and Arch
Arch
Putti
Figure
Trophy
Shield
Column
Garland
Baldacchinno
Pillar & Arch
NeoClassical
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