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Wallpaper fragment. Delicate, all-over pattern of small floral sprigs block-printed in white on blue ground. Handmade wove paper. Reproduced by Waterhouse Wallhangings under the name "Treasure Chest."
wallpapers
paper (fiber product)
block printing (relief printing process)
wove paper
Wallpaper
Waterhouse, Dorothy S.
Unknown
10 1/4 x 10 1/2 (HxW) (inches)
Gift of Bernard Scott
2001.281.257
Title Reproduction Wallpaper Accession Number 2001.281.773.1-.4
Title Box Accession Number 2001.281.553
Title Box lid covered with wallpaper Accession Number 2001.281.1202
Block Printed
unused
Blue
Original
Handmade
Sidewall/Fill
Wove
Paper
sprigs
floral
Sprig
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