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Wallpaper

Collection Type

  • Wallpaper

Date

20th c.

GUSN

GUSN-287043

Description

Unused sample. Wallpaper in the "Victorian" pattern by Birge (Buffalo NY) with repeating octagonal coffers in two sizes separated by arabesques and framing rose colored fields with grid of eight-pointed stars and single stylized leaf. Machine printed in tan, white, rose and pink on a grey ground.

Details

Descriptive Terms

wallpapers
paper (fiber product)
Wallpaper

Maker

Birge Co., Inc. (Manufacturer)

Credit Line

Gift of Richard Nylander

Accession Number

2000.888

Wallpaper Details

Print Technique

Machine Printed

Form

Unused

Ground Color

Grey

State

Original

Type

Machine Made

Use

Sidewall/Fill

Medium

Paper

Decor Motif

arabesques
grids
stars

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