Three fragments of wallpaper from an house in Squantum, Maine. Pattern of colorful birds in leafy branches over a diamond pattern. Additional leafy branches in shadow in the background. Block-printed in blue, orange, yellow, brown, gray, four greens and black on light blue ground.
wallpapers
paper (fiber product)
block printing (relief printing process)
diaper patterns
Wallpaper
"(See photos) / From old house in Maine / (From Mrs. Orint of Squantum) / Paper was hidden behind lathe + plaster where a fire place had been built" (handwritten)
"Extra pieces / From old house in Maine / belonging to B. Orint - Squantum" (handwritten)
Waterhouse, Dorothy S.
Unknown
France
16 x 9 (HxW) (inches)
Gift of Bernard Scott
2001.281.609A-C
Probably France
Title Wallpaper Border Accession Number 2001.281.946
Block Printed
wall fragment
Lt. Blue
Original
Machine Made
Sidewall/Fill
Paper
birds
diamonds
foliage
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