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Wallpaper fragment from Beverly Farms, Massachusetts. Floral sprig wallpaper. Flowers include roses, morning glories, lily of the valley and pansies. Block-printed in green and black on ungrounded laid paper.
wallpapers
paper (fiber product)
laid paper
block printing (relief printing process)
Wallpaper
"WW7" (Written in two places. One in blue ink, one in red. Waterhouse reference number?)
"Beverly - Preston" / "Mrs. Frank Preston / Bev. Farms" (handwritten)
Preston, Frank, Mrs.
Waterhouse, Dorothy S.
Unknown
19 1/2 x 14 3/8 (HxW) (inches)
Gift of Bernard Scott
2001.281.294
Beverly Farms (Montgomery county, Maryland)
Title Accession Number
Block Printed
wall fragment
Ungrounded
Original
Machine Made
Sidewall/Fill
Wove
Paper
sprigs
lily of the valley
rose
pansy
morning glory
Sprig
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