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Wallpaper

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Collection Type

  • Wallpaper

Date

1845-1860

GUSN

GUSN-285388

Description

Unused wallpaper fragment from Middleton, Massachusetts. Allover stylized floral pattern. Block-printed in green and gray-green on ungrounded paper.

Details

Descriptive Terms

wallpapers
paper (fiber product)
block printing (relief printing process)
floral patterns
Wallpaper

Inscription

"Alma's cousin" (handwritten)

Associated Person

Waterhouse, Dorothy S.

Maker

Unknown

Dimensions

12 3/4 x 18 1/2 (HxW) (inches)

Credit Line

Gift of Bernard Scott

Accession Number

2001.281.435

Wallpaper Details

Print Technique

Block Printed

Form

unused

Ground Color

Ungrounded

State

Original

Type

Machine Made

Use

Sidewall/Fill

Medium

Paper

Decor Motif

flowers

Period/Style

Floral

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