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Five small-scale showroom samples of a scenic wallpaper. Paper depicts a view of "Beacon Hill" in Boston, Massachusetts by "HAN-TEC." Sample indicates the full scale scenic came in four sections, labeled A through D. Screened in green, blue, red, white, two browns and black with a background printed in tan, brown, and gray to resemble the texture of a canvas or cloth. Paper embossed with horizontal ribbed texture.
wallpapers
paper (fiber product)
embossed wall coverings
screen prints
scenic wallpapers
Piece, Display
" "BEACON HILL" / by HAN-TEC" (printed)
Waterhouse, Dorothy S.
Unknown
17 1/2 x 29 1/2 (HxW) (inches)
Gift of Bernard Scott
2001.281.305A-E
Screen Print
Retail Display
Cream
Original
Machine Made
Paper
Beacon Hill
Landscape
Cityscape
Harbor
Scenic
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