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Wallpaper

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Collection Type

  • Wallpaper

Date

1870-1880

GUSN

GUSN-273069

Description

Ceiling wallpaper fragment. Moiré patterned, non-directional paper roller-printed in white on a cream colored satin ground.

Details

Descriptive Terms

wallpapers
ceiling papers
paper (fiber product)
ceiling papers
Wallpaper

Inscription

"410" (pattern number)
"Several / Glazed" (Dorothy Waterhouse note)

Associated Person

Waterhouse, Dorothy S.

Maker

Unknown

Dimensions

12 3/4 x 19 3/4 (HxW) (inches)

Credit Line

Gift of Bernard Scott

Accession Number

2001.281.102

Wallpaper Details

Print Technique

Machine Printed

Design Technique

Polished

Form

unused

Ground Color

Cream

State

Original

Type

Machine Made

Use

Ceiling

Medium

Paper

Decor Motif

Moiré

Period/Style

Ceiling Paper

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