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Fragment of wallpaper used to cover a book from Sandwich, Massachusetts. French floral pattern block-printed with bouquets, fruit, and birds on a background of pin dots.
wallpapers
paper (fiber product)
block printing (relief printing process)
floral patterns
Wallpaper
"Fragment of wall paper / used to cover a school book / in Sandwich, Mass - / Note pin dotting in background all over / Indicates a more expensive paper / probably French." (handwritten)
"A / A" (Original owner's graffiti ? Pen and ink.)
"Dodge" (handwritten)
Waterhouse, Dorothy S.
Unknown
France
14 x 8 3/4 (HxW) (inches)
Gift of Bernard Scott
2001.281.487
France
Block Printed
book cover
Grey
Original
Handmade
Sidewall/Fill
Laid
Paper
Flowers
Fruit
Birds
pin dots
Floral
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