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Wallpaper

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Collection Type

  • Wallpaper

Date

1825-1840

GUSN

GUSN-283633

Description

Fragment of rainbow wallpaper. Printed in ochre and yellow on blended red, yellow, blue satin ground on olive-green ground. Straight repeat.

Details

Descriptive Terms

wallpapers
paper (fiber product)
Wallpaper

Associated Building

Original To Samuel Fowler House (Danversport, Mass.), Dining Room

Maker

Zuber Et Cie (Manufacturer)

Location of Origin

France

Dimensions

7 1/4 x 21 1/4 (HxW) (inches)

Credit Line

Gift of Sarah Putnam Fowler

Accession Number

1911.84

Places

France

Related Items

Title Wallpaper Accession Number 1911.82
Title Wallpaper Accession Number 1911.83
Title Wallpaper Accession Number 1922.17
Title Wallpaper fragment Accession Number 2013.33.1

Wallpaper Details

Print Technique

Block Printed

State

Original

Type

Handmade

Use

Sidewall/Fill

Paper Finish

Wove

Medium

Paper

Decor Motif

pomegranate

Period/Style

Rainbow

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