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Wallpaper Border

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Collection Type

  • Wallpaper

Date

1860-1885

GUSN

GUSN-286747

Description

Sample. Wallpaper border printed with meandering floral and leaf motifs. Printed in green, crimson, yellow, browns and orange on brown ground. Mounted on cardboard on top of another layer of paper.

Details

Descriptive Terms

wallpapers
paper (fiber product)
Wallpaper

Inscription

"No. 141 1 c" (Stenciled on back of cardboard)

Maker

Unknown

Dimensions

2 3/8 x 16 (HxW) (inches)

Accession Number

2002.47.8

Wallpaper Details

Form

Sample

Ground Color

Brown

State

Original

Use

Border

Medium

Paper

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