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Wallpaper

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Collection Type

  • Wallpaper

Date

1870 -1880

GUSN

GUSN-272664

Description

Wallpaper border fragment. Geometric stripe pattern roller-printed in orange, yellow, black, two blues and white on a taupe ground. Areas of unground paper show through as part of the design.

Details

Descriptive Terms

wallpapers
paper (fiber product)
Wallpaper

Associated Person

Waterhouse, Dorothy S.

Maker

Unknown

Dimensions

10 1/4 x 20 (HxW) (inches)

Credit Line

Gift of Bernard Scott

Accession Number

2001.281.52

Wallpaper Details

Print Technique

Machine Printed

Form

probably unused

Ground Color

Taupe

State

Original

Type

Machine Made

Use

Border

Medium

Paper

Decor Motif

zig zag

Period/Style

Stripe

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