Wallpaper fragment once part of the stock of Boston retailer A. H. Davenport. "Sunflower" pattern designed by William Morris. Lush pattern of sunflowers, meandering vines and grape clusters. Block-printed in burnt sienna on a metallic gold ground. Paper is embossed with a pebble texture and varnished.
wallpapers
paper (fiber product)
block printing (relief printing process)
Arts and Crafts (movement)
Wallpaper
"Morris" (handwritten)
"MORRIS & CO." (printed)
Sunflower
Waterhouse, Dorothy S.
Morris, William (Designer)
Jeffrey & Co. (Manufacturer)
England; London, England
40 x 22 1/4 (HxW) (inches)
Gift of Bernard Scott
2001.281.124
1879 (Design date)
Boston (Suffolk county, Massachusetts)
Title Wallpaper Accession Number 1981.125a
Block Printed
Varnished
unused
Gold
Original
Machine Made
Sidewall/Fill
Embossed
Paper
sunflower
grape cluster
foliate
Arts and Crafts
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