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Two fragments of Rococo Revival wallpaper from Woods Hole, Massachusetts. Floral sprigs in a framework of asymmetrical foliate scrollwork. Block-printed in gray, green and either red or yellow on white ground.
wallpapers
paper (fiber product)
block printing (relief printing process)
Rococo Revival
Wallpaper
"From Eldred Homestead built circa 1790 / From Mrs. Johnson / Quissett Rd. / Woods Hole, Mass" (handwritten)
Waterhouse, Dorothy S.
Unknown
39 x 6 (HxW) (inches)
Gift of Bernard Scott
2001.281.515.1AB
Block Printed
wall fragment
White
Original
Machine Made
Sidewall/Fill
Paper
sprigs
strapwork
scrolls
Rococo Revival
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