Two unused fragments of gilt-figured and striped wallpaper from Keene, New Hampshire. Stripes of alternating gilt-figures, one a single daisy sprig and the other a rose sprig and jewel, are separated by a swirling vine and flower stripe roller-printed in gray on gray ground.
wallpapers
paper (fiber product)
gilding
stripes
Wallpaper
"Mrs. Sidney Holbrook / 67 Forest St. / Keene, N. H." (handwritten)
Waterhouse, Dorothy S.
Unknown
47 3/4 x 19 1/2 (HxW) (inches)
Gift of Bernard Scott
2001.281.537AB
Machine Printed
Gilt
unused
Grey
Original
Machine Made
Sidewall/Fill
Embossed
Paper
Floral Sprig
Jewel
Stripes
Gilt Figure
Stripe
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