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Wallpaper

Collection Type

  • Wallpaper

Date

20th c.

GUSN

GUSN-287199

Description

Unused sample. Wallpaper in the "Sommerville" pattern with an all-over design of lilac blossoms and boughs. Machine printed in two shades of lavender, purple, rose, two pinks and four greens on a white ground.
Adaptation of an English block print paper from 1870-1920 originally printed by William Woollams & Company.

Details

Descriptive Terms

wallpapers
Wallpaper

Pattern No.

WWR-7349-1

Maker

Arthur Sanderson & Sons (Manufacturer)

Credit Line

Gift of Richard Nylander

Accession Number

2000.965

Wallpaper Details

Print Technique

Machine Printed

Form

Unused

Ground Color

White

State

Repro

Type

Machine Made

Use

Sidewall/Fill

Medium

Paper

Decor Motif

lilac

Period/Style

Floral

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