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Wallpaper

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Collection Type

  • Wallpaper

Date

1820-1825

GUSN

GUSN-283476

Description

Wallpaper fragment. Window pane checked drapery paper in chartruse and lime green ornamented by pink daisy garlands and bouquets.

Details

Descriptive Terms

wallpapers
paper (fiber product)
Wallpaper

Inscription

"G.90" (Black ink)
"WP.32" (Blue ink)

Associated Building

Original To Samuel Fowler House (Danversport, Mass.),

Maker

Unknown

Location of Origin

France

Dimensions

4 x 19 (HxW) (inches)

Credit Line

Gift of Sarah Putnam Fowler

Accession Number

1911.98

Places

France

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Wallpaper Details

Print Technique

Block Printed

Form

Wall fragment

State

Original

Type

Handmade

Use

Sidewall/Fill

Paper Finish

Wove

Medium

Paper

Decor Motif

Daisies

Period/Style

Drapery

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