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Wallpaper

Collection Type

  • Wallpaper

Date

20th c.

GUSN

GUSN-286808

Description

Unused sample. Wallaper printed in the "Celtic" pattern by Cole & Son, London. Design features stylized morning glories on an interlaced field with undulating foliate vines. Block printed in cream and brown on a dark ochre ground. Based on an English design of 1890.

Details

Descriptive Terms

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

Pattern No.

98886

Maker

Unknown

Credit Line

Gift of Richard Nylander

Accession Number

2000.863

Related Items

Title Wallpaper Accession Number 2000.862

Wallpaper Details

Print Technique

Block Printed

Form

Unused

Ground Color

Ochre

State

Repro

Type

Machine Made

Use

Sidewall/Fill

Medium

Paper

Decor Motif

morning glories
foliate vines

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