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Wallpaper Border

Collection Type

  • Wallpaper

Date

1850-1860

GUSN

GUSN-289232

Description

Fragment of flocked border depicting naturalistic branches with berries. Green and dark red flocking block-printed in black, brown, four greens and dark red on light blue ground. Outline of the design has been partially trimmed.

Details

Descriptive Terms

wallpapers
borders (ornament areas)
paper (fiber product)
flocking
block printing (relief printing process)
Wallpaper

Associated Person

Waterhouse, Dorothy S.

Maker

Unknown

Dimensions

5 3/8 x 21 (HxW) (inches)

Credit Line

Gift of Bernard Scott

Accession Number

2001.281.636

Wallpaper Details

Print Technique

Block Printed

Design Technique

Flocked

Form

unused

Ground Color

Lt. Blue

State

Original

Type

Machine Made

Use

Border

Medium

Paper

Decor Motif

Branches
Foliate
Berries

Period/Style

Naturalistic
Foliate

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