Embossed wallpaper fragment with geometric oblong and flower design. Roller-printed in glossy green and red on gold ground. Manufacturers stamp on verso reads "PEERLESS / SIDEWALL No. 4700." Fragment probably removed from a sample book.
wallpapers
paper (fiber product)
embossed wall coverings
Wallpaper
"Alma's Cousin" (aka Mrs. Woodward of Middleton, MA)
" "PEERLESS" / SPECIAL / SIDEWALL No. 4700 / RABBIT 525350 / IMPORTED / METALLIC / LEATHER / FINISH WITH MOULDING" (stamped)
4700
Woodward, Mrs.
Waterhouse, Dorothy S.
Associated With Flint Farm (Middleton, MA),
Unknown
21 7/8 x 18 (HxW) (inches)
Gift of Bernard Scott
2001.281.118
Probably Middleton (Essex county, Massachusetts)
Machine Printed
unuse
Gold
Original
Machine Made
Sidewall/Fill
Geometric
Embossed
Paper
geometric
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