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Wallpaper

Collection Type

  • Wallpaper

Date

1890-1900

GUSN

GUSN-286732

Description

Unused fragment of wallpaper from Sudbury, Massachusetts. Ogee pattern with stylized foliate figures. Roller-printed in brown, green, white, metallic gold and metallic copper on dusty purple ground. Reproduced in the Waterhouse collection by Warner.

Details

Descriptive Terms

wallpapers
paper (fiber product)
metallic pigment
Wallpaper

Inscription

"Sudbury, Mass / Reproduced in my Waterhouse collection (Warner)" (handwritten)

Associated Person

Waterhouse, Dorothy S.

Maker

Unknown

Dimensions

21 x 18 1/2 (HxW) (inches)

Credit Line

Gift of Bernard Scott

Accession Number

2001.281.500

Wallpaper Details

Print Technique

Machine Printed

Form

unused

State

Original

Type

Machine Made

Use

Sidewall/Fill

Medium

Paper

Decor Motif

foliate
ogee
Fleur de lis
acanthus leaf

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