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Partial roll of embossed wallpaper from Boston retailer A. H. Davenport. Central shield medallion flanked by griffin. Design also includes pod-like floral garland, acanthus leaves and scrolls. Paper has a dark copper ground. Pattern is either printed or stenciled in light copper and silver.
wallpapers
embossed wall coverings
paper (fiber product)
embossed wall coverings
Wallpaper
Waterhouse, Dorothy S.
A.H. Davenport (Retailer)
(Manufacturer)
Boston, Massachusetts, United States; Europe
41 x 19 1/4 (HxW) (inches)
Gift of Bernard Scott
2001.281.126.1
Boston (Suffolk county, Massachusetts)
Title Wallpaper Accession Number 2001.281.126.2AB
unused
Brown
Original
Machine Made
Sidewall/Fill
Embossed
Paper
griffin
medallion
acanthus leaf
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