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Partial roll of Tynecastle or Modelled Canvas wallcovering once part of the stock of Boston retailer A. H. Davenport. Embossed foliate and floral tapestry pattern with strapwork. Dark red, burnt orange, and green surface colors.
wallpapers
Tynecastle canvas
paper (fiber product)
canvas
Tynecastle canvas
Wallpaper
"W. SCOTT MORTON'S PATENT (TRADE MARK) MODELLED CANVAS" (INCLUDES WORDS "TRADE MARK" WITHIN OUTLINE OF A CASTLE)
"1021" (pattern number)
"Wm Codman" (handwritten)
"APSE" (colorway name?)
"4.00" (price per roll?)
1021
Waterhouse, Dorothy S.
Tynecastle Tapestry (Manufacturer)
Morton, W. Scott (Designer)
A.H. Davenport (Retailer)
Scotland; Boston, Massachusetts, United States
50 x 24 1/4 (HxW) (inches)
Gift of Bernard Scott
2001.281.138.2
1874-1920 (Period of production for Tynecastle.)
Boston (Suffolk county, Massachusetts)
Title Wallpaper Accession Number 2001.281.138.1
unused
Red
Original
Handmade
Tapestry
Embossed
Tynecastle
Foliate
floral
strapwork
flowers
leaf
Tapestry
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