Unused fragment of gilt-figured wallpaper from Hancock, New Hampshire. Embossed, gilded foliate and berry figures with delicate trailing vines on light blue ground.
wallpapers
paper (fiber product)
gilding
embossed wall coverings
scrolling foliage
Wallpaper
"Mrs. Willis Johnson / Hancock, N. H." (handwritten)
"150" (May refer to price.)
Waterhouse, Dorothy S.
Unknown
12 1/2 x 19 3/4 (HxW) (inches)
Gift of Bernard Scott
2001.281.531
Title Wallpaper Accession Number 2001.281.529
Title Wallpaper Accession Number 2001.281.530AB
Machine Printed
Gilt
unused
Lt. Blue
Original
Machine Made
Sidewall/Fill
Embossed
Paper
Foliate
Berries
Trailing vine
Gilt Figure
Foliate
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