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Wallpaper

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  • Wallpaper

GUSN

GUSN-272784

Description

Two wallpaper fragments. Rose bouquets and sprigs roller-printed in peach, salmon, orange, red, two greens, and two grays on gray ground. Straight repeat.

Details

Descriptive Terms

wallpapers
paper (fiber product)
floral patterns
Wallpaper

Inscription

"G94" (Circled on the back of fragment A)
"G96" (Circled on the back of Fragment B)

Associated Person

Waterhouse, Dorothy S.

Maker

Unknown

Dimensions

35 1/2 x 19 (HxW) (inches)

Credit Line

Gift of Bernard Scott

Accession Number

2001.281.69AB

Wallpaper Details

Print Technique

Machine Printed

Form

unused

Ground Color

Grey

State

Original

Type

Machine Made

Use

Sidewall/Fill

Use

Floral

Medium

Paper

Decor Motif

Roses
Floral
Sprig
Bouquet

Period/Style

Sprig

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