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Wallpaper fragments from the main bedchamber of the Captain John Kendrick House, Wareham, Massachusetts. Fragments removed during mid-1970s restoration. Pattern of floral bouquets framed by a floral vine, diamond or diaper pattern. Block-printed in black and white on yellow or ochre ground. Laid paper, partial sheets. Partial British tax stamp on verso. Reproduced by Waterhouse Wallhangings as "Captian John Kendrick House."
wallpapers
paper (fiber product)
block printing (relief printing process)
diaper patterns
floral patterns
Wallpaper
"[English excise tax stamp] / PAPER / J" (stamped)
Waterhouse, Dorothy S.
Original To Captain John Kendrick House,
Unknown
England
11 x 9 (HxW) (inches)
Gift of Bernard Scott
2001.281.519A-L
England (United Kingdom) [country]
Title Wallpaper Accession Number 2001.281.518.1A-I
Title Wallpaper Accession Number 2001.281.518.2A-F
Block Printed
wall fragment
Yellow
Original
Handmade
Sidewall/Fill
Wove
Paper
bouquets
floral vine
Diaper Pattern
Floral
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