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Three unused fragments of floral wallpaper from Bass River, Massachusetts. Pattern of overlapping sprigs of berries, roses and other flowers. Roller-printed in red, two pinks, white, two blues, ochre, gray and three greens on light blue ground.
wallpapers
paper (fiber product)
floral patterns
Wallpaper
"G38" [circled] / "Prescott Wild" (written on each fragment)
"A.2." (Fragment (A))
"Bass River" (Fragment (B))
"#2" [Crossed out] / "G38" (Fragment (B). Small, oval jelly jar sticker.)
Wild, Prescott
Waterhouse, Dorothy S.
Unknown
9 3/4 x 14 3/8 (HxW) (inches)
Gift of Bernard Scott
2001.281.290A-C
Bass River (Barnstable county, Massachusetts) [river]
Machine Printed
unused
Lt. Blue
Original
Machine Made
Sidewall/Fill
Paper
Berries
Flowers
Roses
Sprig
Floral
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