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Two unused fragments of arabesque floral wallpaper from the Governor Bradford house, Kingston, New Hampshire. Pattern of vertically repeating arabesque figures with delicate floral garlands. Block-printed in gold, black, mint green, blue, pink, red, ochre and orange on glazed pink ground.
wallpapers
paper (fiber product)
block printing (relief printing process)
metallic pigment
arabesques
Wallpaper
"Former Gov. Bradford home / French -- Dainty glazed design / Kingston, N. H." (handwritten)
Waterhouse, Dorothy S.
Original To Governor Bradford House,
Unknown
France
18 7/8 x 18 3/4 (HxW) (inches)
Gift of Bernard Scott
2001.281.538AB
Possibly France
Block Printed
Polished
unused
Pink
Original
Machine Made
Sidewall/Fill
Paper
arabesque
garlands
NeoClassical
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