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Fragment of scenery figure wallpaper. Pattern consists of strapwork framing scenes of rural life alternating with vignetttes of tools of learning, such as books, globe and telescope. Printed in green, grey, and brown on white, ungrounded paper.
wallpapers
paper (fiber product)
Wallpaper
"896" (Black ink)
896
Original To Samuel Fowler House (Danversport, Mass.),
Unknown
United States
14 1/8 x 18 3/8 (HxW) (inches)
Gift of Sheldon Kitchel
1978.132
New Mexico (United States)
United States (Sierra county, New Mexico) [mine]
Title Wallpaper Accession Number 1911.78
Title Wallpaper Accession Number 1911.79
Title Accession Number 1911.80
Machine Printed
Ungrounded
Original
Machine Made
Sidewall/Fill
Transportation
Paper
Strapwork
Scenery Figure
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