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Wallpaper

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Collection Type

  • Wallpaper

Date

1880-1890

GUSN

GUSN-283614

Description

Unused fragment of wallpaper from Bass River, Massachusetts. Anglo-Japanese style floral pattern. Roller-printed in yellow, red, dark olive and black on an olive ground.

Details

Descriptive Terms

wallpapers
paper (fiber product)
Anglo-Japanese
floral patterns
Wallpaper

Inscription

"Prescott Wild - Bass River" (handwritten)

Associated Person

Wild, Prescott
Waterhouse, Dorothy S.

Maker

Unknown

Dimensions

59 1/2 x 6 1/2 (HxW) (inches)

Credit Line

Gift of Bernard Scott

Accession Number

2001.281.289

Places

Bass River (Barnstable county, Massachusetts) [river]

Wallpaper Details

Print Technique

Machine Printed

Form

unused

Ground Color

Olive

State

Original

Type

Machine Made

Use

Sidewall/Fill

Medium

Paper

Decor Motif

flowers
strapwork

Period/Style

Anglo-Japanese
Floral

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