Wallpaper fragment from the stock of Boston retailer A. H. Davenport. Imitation of 18th-century French silk brocade. Large floral bouquet featuring roses with floating lacy ribbon and bowknots. Block-printed in two greens, two browns, tan, rose, ochre and gilt on a dark blue ground. Straight match.
wallpapers
paper (fiber product)
block printing (relief printing process)
embossed wall coverings
Wallpaper
Waterhouse, Dorothy S.
A.H. Davenport (Retailer)
Zuber Et Cie (Manufacturer)
Boston, Massachusetts, United States; France
25 x 19 1/2 (HxW) (inches)
Gift of Bernard Scott
2001.281.133
Boston (Suffolk county, Massachusetts)
Title Wallpaper Accession Number 1981.93
Title Wallpaper Accession Number 1981.108
Block Printed
unused
Brown
Original
Machine Made
Sidewall/Fill
Floral
Embossed
Paper
brocade
floral
rose
bouquet
basket
ribbon
bow knot
Imitation textile
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