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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 is printed or stenciled in red, orange, two tans, dark brown, and two greens on a brown ground and is varnished. (A) refers to partial roll. (B) is an unprinted and unembossed fragment from the end of the roll.
wallpapers
embossed wall coverings
paper (fiber product)
embossed wall coverings
Wallpaper
Waterhouse, Dorothy S.
A.H. Davenport (Manufacturer)
(Manufacturer)
Boston, Massachusetts, United States; Europe
40 x 19 1/4 (HxW) (inches)
Gift of Bernard Scott
2001.281.126.2AB
Boston (Suffolk county, Massachusetts)
Title Wallpaper Accession Number 2001.281.126.1
Varnished
unused
Brown
Original
Machine Made
Sidewall/Fill
Embossed
Paper
griffin
medallion
floral
swag
acanthus leaves
scroll
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