Unused wallpaper fragment from the Caswell House in Bolton, Massachusetts. Floral stripe paper with pattern of alternating floral vines and geometric designs. Paper is roller-printed in orange, dark maroon, two greens and gray on ungrounded paper. The background color of the stripes appears to be applied with the pattern instead of as ground. Marked "2 Rolls" and "888" in selvedge.
wallpapers
paper (fiber product)
stripes
floral patterns
Wallpaper
"888 / 2 Rolls" (printed)
Waterhouse, Dorothy S.
Original To Caswell House (Bolton, MA),
Unknown
14 3/4 x 18 3/4 (HxW) (inches)
Gift of Bernard Scott
2001.281.296
Bolton (Worcester county, Massachusetts)
Machine Printed
unused
Ungrounded
Original
Machine Made
Sidewall/Fill
Paper
floral vine
geometric pattern
Floral Stripe
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