Unused fragment of wallpaper. Boat of men is pulled ashore by a single figure. Scene is framed by leaning trees, arched bridge and city in background. Block-printed in three browns, two greens, orange, blue, aqua and lavender. Irisé ground in blues and pink within scenery vignettes, other areas appear to have a light gray ground. "Champlain Approaching the City" or "Champlain Scenic."
wallpapers
paper (fiber product)
block printing (relief printing process)
scenic wallpapers
Wallpaper
"Found this and thought / it might help out your / pieces - G.S. Temple" (G.S. Temple is Grace Temple (see Provenance Notes))
Temple, Grace Lincoln, 1865-1953
Waterhouse, Dorothy S.
Unknown
France
21 x 10 1/8 (HxW) (inches)
Gift of Bernard Scott
2001.281.234
Same pattern. Fragment pictured is from the Cooper-Hewitt Collection and also dontated by Grace Lincoln Temple.
France
Title Wallpaper Accession Number 2001.281.148
Title Wallpaper Accession Number 2001.281.580
Title Wallpaper Accession Number 2001.281.1101A-F
Title Wallpaper Accession Number 2001.281.1102
Block Printed
unused
Grey
Original
Machine Made
Sidewall/Fill
Paper
city
trees
boat
sailors
bridges
landscape
irise
Scenery Figure
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