Unused fragment of gilt-figured wallpaper from Hancock, New Hampshire. Embossed, gilded floral sprigs are evenly spaced on a gray ground. Three different floral sprigs are represented, each sprig in its own row and the sprigs in each row alternating mirror images of each other.
wallpapers
paper (fiber product)
gilding
embossed wall coverings
floral patterns
Wallpaper
"Mrs. Willis G. Johnson / Hancock, N.H." (handwritten)
"1,50" (May refer to price.)
Waterhouse, Dorothy S.
Unknown
20 x 19 1/2 (HxW) (inches)
Gift of Bernard Scott
2001.281.529
Title Wallpaper Accession Number 2001.281.530AB
Title Wallpaper Accession Number 2001.281.531
Machine Printed
Gilt
unused
Grey
Original
Machine Made
Sidewall/Fill
Embossed
Paper
Floral sprigs
Gilt Figure
Sprig
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