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Fragment of Fresco paper. A fresco horizontal border is carefully affixed to an upright vertical boarder and striped wall panel paper. The borders immitate architectural molding and includes a floral and acanthus leaf motif. Block-printed in six shades of brown on brown ground. The papers appear to have been coated with varnish.
wallpapers
paper (fiber product)
block printing (relief printing process)
fresco papers
Wallpaper
Waterhouse, Dorothy S.
Unknown
11 7/8 x 27 (HxW) (inches)
Gift of Bernard Scott
2001.281.103
1870-1880 (RCN)
Block Printed
Varnished
Brown
Original
Machine Made
Border
Paper
architectural
molding
floral
acanthus leaf
Fresco paper
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