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Wallpaper

Collection Type

  • Wallpaper

Date

20th c.

GUSN

GUSN-286832

Description

Unused sample. Wallpaper in the "Quatrefoil" pattern by Cole & Son (London) with a diaper pattern formed by quatrefoils within Gothic tracery. Block printed in tan on white ground.

Details

Descriptive Terms

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

Pattern No.

98853

Maker

Unknown

Credit Line

Gift of Richard Nylander

Accession Number

2000.873

Date

20th c. (Based on an English block printed wallpaper from 1850-1860)

Wallpaper Details

Print Technique

Block Printed

Form

Unused

Ground Color

White

State

Repro

Use

Sidewall/Fill

Medium

Paper

Decor Motif

quatrefoils
tracery

Period/Style

Diaper Pattern

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