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Fragment of more than five layers of nineteenth and early twentieth century wallpapers from Cotuit, Massachusetts. Uppermost paper is a small floral figure paper roller-printed in two grays on brown ground with a floral border. The border is printed in gray, pale blue, cream, pale pink, and brown overlaid with thin silver pinstripes to immitate textile.
wallpapers
paper (fiber product)
Wallpaper
"Floss" (handwritten)
Waterhouse, Dorothy S.
Unknown
14 3/4 x 10 (HxW) (inches)
Gift of Bernard Scott
2001.281.365
Machine Printed
wall fragment
Brown
Original
Machine Made
Sidewall/Fill
Paper
floral
Imitation textile
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