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Wallpaper

Collection Type

  • Wallpaper

Date

1850-1860

GUSN

GUSN-283730

Description

Wallpaper fragment with meandering, rustic grape vine framing a diaper patterned urn filled with a bouquet of roses, tulips, snapdragons and sweet peas. Printed in two tans, two greens, two blues, red, two pinks, and yellow on white ground.

Details

Descriptive Terms

wallpapers
paper (fiber product)
Wallpaper

Inscription

"Garden chamber paper" (Pencil)

Maker

Possibly Howell & Brothers (Manufacturer)

Location of Origin

Philadelphia, PA, United States

Dimensions

14 1/2 x 21 1/4 (HxW) (inches)

Credit Line

Gift of Miss Sarah Putnam Fowler

Accession Number

1911.86

Places

Pennsylvania (United States)

Related Items

Title Wallpaper Accession Number 1911.85
Title Wallpaper Accession Number 1922.12A

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