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Fragment of wallpaper border from Barnstable, Massachusetts. Embossed acanthus leaf pattern roller-printed in iridesent gold, blue and white on brown ground. Accompanied a gold stripe and figure paper, see 2001.281.279.1A-D.
wallpapers
paper (fiber product)
embossed wall coverings
Wallpaper
"Border to / gold on / white / Harris / Barnstable" (handwritten)
Harris
Waterhouse, Dorothy S.
Unknown
2 3/4 x 13 1/2 (HxW) (inches)
Gift of Bernard Scott
2001.281.279.2
Barnstable (Barnstable county, Massachusetts)
Title Wallpaper Accession Number 2001.281.279.1A-D
Machine Printed
wall fragment
Brown
Original
Machine Made
Border
Embossed
Paper
acanthus leaf
embossed
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