Two unused fragments of Renaissance Revival wallpaper with large-scale, floral cartouche pattern. White cartouches of c-scrolls, strapwork, hanging beads, and delicate floral swags frame floral elements alternately printed in ochre and brown and light and dark brown. Block-printed on gray ground.
wallpapers
paper (fiber product)
block printing (relief printing process)
Renaissance Revival
Wallpaper
Waterhouse, Dorothy S.
Unknown
32 x 7 1/4 (HxW) (inches)
Gift of Bernard Scott
2001.281.268AB
Block Printed
unused
Grey
Original
Machine Made
Sidewall/Fill
Paper
Cartouche
strapwork
beads
flowers
scrolls
swag
Renaissance Revival
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