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Wallpaper

Collection Type

  • Wallpaper

Date

1840-1850

GUSN

GUSN-289097

Description

Selvedge fragment of Rococo Revival striped wallpaper. Scrolling stripe , pin dots, and thin stripe with diamonds and dots block-printed in green, brown and white on gray ground.

Details

Descriptive Terms

wallpapers
paper (fiber product)
block printing (relief printing process)
Rococo Revival
stripes
Wallpaper

Associated Person

Waterhouse, Dorothy S.

Maker

Unknown

Dimensions

19 1/2 x 3 1/8 (HxW) (inches)

Credit Line

Gift of Bernard Scott

Accession Number

2001.281.624

Related Items

Title Bandbox Accession Number 2001.281.33AB

Wallpaper Details

Print Technique

Block Printed

Form

unused

Ground Color

Grey

State

Original

Type

Machine Made

Use

Sidewall/Fill

Medium

Paper

Decor Motif

Stripes
Scrolls
Diamonds
Pin Dots

Period/Style

Rococo Revival

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