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Wallpaper

Collection Type

  • Wallpaper

Date

1811-1817

GUSN

GUSN-283499

Description

Unused wallpaper fragment manufactured by Moses Grant Jr and Company. Large-scale leaf design with folaite medallions. Roller-printed in green, white, light and dark violet on an ochre ground.

Details

Descriptive Terms

wallpapers
laid paper
Wallpaper

Inscription

"G30" (circled, appears twice)

Associated Person

Waterhouse, Dorothy S.

Maker

Attributed to Moses Grant, Jr. & Co. (Manufacturer)

Location of Origin

Boston, Massachusettes, United States

Dimensions

14 7/8 x 11 1/2 (HxW) (inches)

Credit Line

Gift of Bernard Scott

Accession Number

2001.281.259

Places

Probably Massachusetts (United States)
Probably Boston (Suffolk county, Massachusetts)

Related Items

Title Wallpaper Accession Number 1930.1619
Title Wallpaper Accession Number 1965.159
Title Wallpaper Accession Number 2001.281.258

Wallpaper Details

Print Technique

Machine Printed

Form

unused

Ground Color

Ochre

State

Original

Type

Handmade

Use

Sidewall/Fill

Paper Finish

Laid

Medium

Paper

Decor Motif

leaf
pindot
foliate
medallion

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