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Wallpaper

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Collection Type

  • Wallpaper

Date

1880-1890

GUSN

GUSN-283691

Description

Fragment of wallpaper from Brookline, Massachusetts. Mock flocked, or paper imitating a flocked wallpaper, with floral damask pattern. Roller-printed in dark red and black on dark cinnamon ground.

Details

Descriptive Terms

wallpapers
paper (fiber product)
Wallpaper

Inscription

"Mrs. Catherine Moore / 70 Cheswick Rd. / Brookline, Mass" (handwritten)

Associated Person

Waterhouse, Dorothy S.

Maker

Unknown

Dimensions

27 1/2 x 9 1/4 (HxW) (inches)

Credit Line

Gift of Bernard Scott

Accession Number

2001.281.313

Wallpaper Details

Print Technique

Machine Printed

Form

unused

Ground Color

Cinnamon

State

Original

Type

Machine Made

Use

Sidewall/Fill

Medium

Paper

Decor Motif

floral
damask

Period/Style

Mock Flock
Damask

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