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Foliate pattern wallpaper removed from the 1850 addition to the Nye House in Sandwich, Massachusetts. Second layer of three layer sample. Fragment A remains affixed between earlier and later layers. Roller-printed pink, yellow, cream, tan, brown, green and metallic gold on an off-white ground.
wallpapers
paper (fiber product)
metallic pigment
Wallpaper
"From Nye Home / Sandwich Mass - / These papers were found in part of house / which was addition (circa 1850) --- Papers are later - / The Nye house was built with / first 2 over 2 rooms probably - / circa 1687" (handwritten)
"Second paper on / addition (1850) to old house / Nye home / Sandwich" (handwritten)
Waterhouse, Dorothy S.
Unknown
United States
27 1/2 x 22 1/2 (HxW) (inches)
Gift of Bernard Scott
2001.281.496.2A-C
Probably United States
Title Wallpaper Accession Number 2001.281.496.1A-F
Title Wallpaper Accession Number 2001.281.496.3
Machine Printed
wall fragment.
White
Original
Machine Made
Sidewall/Fill
Paper
leaves
Foliate
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