Fragment of gilt-figured wallpaper. Gold embossed figures of an Egyptian lotus or water lilies over black and gray block-print on gray ground.
wallpapers
paper (fiber product)
embossed wall coverings
block printing (relief printing process)
gilding
Wallpaper
Waterhouse, Dorothy S.
Unknown
39 1/2 x 13 1/4 (HxW) (inches)
Gift of Bernard Scott
2001.281.320
Machine Printed
Gilt
unused
Grey
Original
Machine Made
Sidewall/Fill
Embossed
Paper
water lily
lotus
Egyptian motifs
Gilt Figure
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