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Wallpaper

Collection Type

  • Wallpaper

Date

1845-1855

GUSN

GUSN-283501

Description

Fragment of wallpaper affixed to paperboard. Foliate and twig pattern paper. Roller-printed in green and white on blue ingrain paper. Waterhouse labels this pattern "Oak Leaf."

Details

Descriptive Terms

wallpapers
paper (fiber product)
Wallpaper

Inscription

"Oak Leaf / From Sandwich Mass" (handwritten)

Associated Person

Waterhouse, Dorothy S.

Maker

Unknown

Dimensions

14 1/4 x 20 1/16 (HxW) (inches)

Credit Line

Gift of Bernard Scott

Accession Number

2001.281.261

Places

Sandwich (Barnstable county, Massachusetts)

Wallpaper Details

Print Technique

Machine Printed

Form

unused?

Ground Color

Ungrounded

State

Original

Type

Machine Made

Use

Sidewall/Fill

Medium

Paper

Decor Motif

leaves
sprigs
pindots
flowers

Period/Style

Foliate

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