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Glorious splendor :the 18th-century wallpapers in the Jeremiah Lee Mansion in Marblehead, Massachusetts /by Judy Anderson.

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  • Books and periodicals

GUSN

GUSN-288827

Description

96 p. : col. ill. ; 26 cm.

Details

Descriptive Terms

Wallpaper History 18th century.
Interior walls Decoration
Interior walls Decoration.
Wallpaper.

Originator

Anderson, Judy, 1957-

Contents

Introduction -- The Lee Mansion and its wallpapers -- The scenic mural papers -- Other 18th c. English painted mural -- Manufacturer -- Painted wallpapers in the Lee Mansion rooms -- Block-printed wallpapers in the Lee Mansion -- Block-printed wallpapers in Lee Mansion rooms -- Epilogue. End of Lee family in their mansion -- Lee Mansion history & preservation after 1775 -- Conclusion -- Appendix. Wallpaper preservation -- Appendix. Woodwork paint colors.

Publication

Virginia Beach, VA : Donning Co. Publishers

Description

96 p. : col. ill. ; 26 cm.

Notes

Includes bibliographical references.

ISBN

9781578646685 (soft cover : alk. paper)
1578646685 (soft cover : alk. paper)

Call Number

Stacks NK3443.A53 2011

Other People and Orgs

Jeremiah Lee Mansion (Marblehead, Mass.)

Places

England
Massachusetts Marblehead.
England.
Massachusetts

Variant Title

18th-century wallpapers in the Jeremiah Lee Mansion in Marblehead, Massachusetts

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