Unused wallpaper fragment. Geometric pattern in metallic gold on cream ground. Roller-printed pattern resembles stylized flowers or fans, both evocative of Anglo-Japanese design. Non-directional orientation and style might indicate use as a ceiling paper.
wallpapers
ceiling papers
paper (fiber product)
metallic pigment
Wallpaper
Waterhouse, Dorothy S.
Unknown
6 1/2 x 13 (HxW) (inches)
Gift of Bernard Scott
2001.281.170
Machine Printed
Gilt
unused
Cream
Original
Machine Made
Ceiling
Paper
fans
flowers
geometric
Anglo-Japanese
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