Fragment of embossed wallpaper from the stock of Boston retailer A. H. Davenport. Large scale foliate and gem or berry pattern. Roller-printed in green and metallic gold on light green ground.
wallpapers
paper (fiber product)
embossed wall coverings
Wallpaper
Waterhouse, Dorothy S.
A.H. Davenport (Retailer)
26 1/4 x 22 1/4 (HxW) (inches)
Gift of Bernard Scott
2001.281.135
Boston (Suffolk county, Massachusetts)
Machine Printed
unused
Green
Original
Machine Made
Sidewall/Fill
Embossed
Paper
beads
gems
berry
foliate
urn
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