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Wallpaper

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Collection Type

  • Wallpaper

Date

1860-1870

GUSN

GUSN-273646

Description

Wallpaper fragment. Floral sprigs on moiré pattern background. Roller-printed in three shades of beige and red on a gray satin ground.

Details

Descriptive Terms

wallpapers
paper (fiber product)
floral patterns
moiré
Wallpaper

Inscription

"310" (pattern number)

Pattern No.

310

Associated Person

Waterhouse, Dorothy S.

Maker

Unknown

Dimensions

21 x 15 (HxW) (inches)

Credit Line

Gift of Bernard Scott

Accession Number

2001.281.180

Wallpaper Details

Print Technique

Machine Printed

Design Technique

Polished

Ground Color

Grey

State

Original

Type

Machine Made

Use

Sidewall/Fill

Medium

Paper

Decor Motif

sprig
floral
moiré

Period/Style

Floral

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