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Fragment of Scenery figure wallpaper representing the Crimean War, specifically the Siege of Sebastopol (1854-1855), alternating with portrait medallions of Lord Raglan and Lord Palmerston. Printed in brown, grey, red-orange, blue, white and black on ungrounded paper.
wallpapers
paper (fiber product)
Wallpaper
Original To Samuel Fowler House (Danversport, Mass.),
Unknown
England
5 3/4 x 6 (HxW) (inches)
Gift of Sheldon Kitchel
1978.136
1855-1860 (Depicts scene from 1854-55)
England (United Kingdom) [country]
Title Wallpaper Accession Number 1911.103
Title Wallpaper Accession Number 1911.104
Title Wallpaper Accession Number 1911.105
Title Wallpaper Accession Number 2001.281.369A-I
Machine Printed
Wall fragment
Ungrounded
Original
Machine Made
Sidewall/Fill
Crimean War
Paper
Siege of Sebastopol
Scenery Figure
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