Wallpaper fragment from the Hayes House, Barnstable, Massachusetts. Diamond patterned formed by four alternating floral medallion designs. Block-printed in white and pink on gray ground. Handmade paper, partial sheets.
wallpapers
wove paper
block printing (relief printing process)
Wallpaper
"Hayes old house / Barnstable, Mass" (handwritten)
Waterhouse, Dorothy S.
Original To Hayes House,
Unknown
16 1/2 x 17 1/2 (HxW) (inches)
Gift of Bernard Scott
2001.281.277
Barnstable (Barnstable county, Massachusetts)
Title Accession Number
Block Printed
wall fragment
Grey
Original
Handmade
Sidewall/Fill
Wove
Paper
Diamond
floral
flower
medallion
pindots
stripes
Floral Medallion
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