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Wallpaper

Collection Type

  • Wallpaper

Date

20th c.

GUSN

GUSN-287050

Description

Unused sample. Wallpaper in the "Teddy Roosevelt's Nursery Paper" by Birge (Buffalo, NY) with vertically repeating vignettes of seaside village with mill and sailboats, traverlers in a wooded glen, and view of a Medieval village. Machine printed in tan, peach, brown, blue, blue-green, and white on a pale grey ground.

Details

Descriptive Terms

wallpapers
paper (fiber product)
Wallpaper

Maker

Birge Co., Inc. (Manufacturer)

Credit Line

Gift of Richard Nylander

Accession Number

2000.891

Wallpaper Details

Print Technique

Machine Printed

Form

Unused

Ground Color

Grey

State

Original

Type

Machine Made

Use

Sidewall/Fill

Medium

Paper

Decor Motif

landscapes

Period/Style

Scenic

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