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Fragment of trunk lining from Bourne, Massachusetts. Large medallion made up of central flower, possibly a daisy, circled by wreath of leaves. Four spokes radiate from flower. Background pattern of hatchmarks. Block-printed in red and white on yellow ground wove paper.
wallpapers
paper (fiber product)
wove paper
block printing (relief printing process)
medallions (ornament areas)
Wallpaper
"Top layers / trunk from / Bourne (Hartford) / 1827" (Hartford maybe donor name or refer to newspaper lining now lost?)
Waterhouse, Dorothy S.
Unknown
18 x 10 (HxW) (inches)
Gift of Bernard Scott
2001.281.297
Bourne (Barnstable county, Massachusetts)
Block Printed
trunk lining
Yellow
Original
Handmade
Wove
Paper
flower
daisy
leaves
wreath
spokes
Floral Medallion
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