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Fragment of floral wallpaper affixed to paperboard. Dense floral pattern of blueberries and several varieties of stylized flowers on a background of solid colored twigs and vines. Roller-printed in black, pale blue, yellow, maroon, red and three greens on white ground. Marked with American Wall Paper Manufacturers' Association logo and pattern number "1458" in selvedge.
wallpapers
paper (fiber product)
floral patterns
Wallpaper
"A. W. P. M. A. [logo] / 1458" (printed)
"Duplicate card of # 23 / Old house in Maine --" (handwritten)
"#23 / Duplicate card + / paper from old house in / Maine." (Written on jelly jar sticker)
1458
Waterhouse, Dorothy S.
American Wall Paper Manufacturers Association (1880-1887) (Manufacturer)
18 5/8 x 9 3/4 (HxW) (inches)
Gift of Bernard Scott
2001.281.584
1880-1887 (A.W.P.M.A. dates)
Probably United States
Machine Printed
wall fragment
White
Original
Machine Made
Sidewall/Fill
Paper
Stylized flowers
blueberries
Floral
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