fbpx

Wallpaper

Update Our ticketing, donations, and membership sales portal is down for scheduled maintenance on the afternoon of 4/11.

Search Collections

Collection Type

  • Wallpaper

Date

1815-1825

GUSN

GUSN-285720

Description

Wallpaper fragment from Newburyport, Massachusetts. Diamond and sprig pattern. Block-printed in white and green on yellow ground. Earliest layer of wallpaper from a sample of three unseparated layers. Pattern only partially visible.

Details

Descriptive Terms

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

Inscription

"Pleasant St / Newburyport Mass" (handwritten)

Associated Person

Waterhouse, Dorothy S.

Maker

Unknown

Dimensions

29 x 13 (HxW) (inches)

Credit Line

Gift of Bernard Scott

Accession Number

2001.281.448.1

Wallpaper Details

Print Technique

Block Printed

Form

wall fragment

Ground Color

Yellow

State

Original

Use

Sidewall/Fill

Medium

Paper

Decor Motif

diamond
sprig
dots

Period/Style

Sprig

Reparative Language in Collections Records

Historic New England is committed to implementing reparative language description for existing collections and creating respectful and inclusive language description for new collections. If you encounter language in Historic England's Collections Access Portal that is harmful or offensive, or you find materials that would benefit from a content warning, please contact [email protected].