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Wallpaper Border

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Collection Type

  • Wallpaper

Date

1850-1860

GUSN

GUSN-289303

Description

Fragment of c-scroll and flower Rococo Revival wallpaper border. C-scrolls in brown with flowers in blue. Block-printed in ochre, two browns, two blues and white on white polished ground.

Details

Descriptive Terms

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

Associated Person

Waterhouse, Dorothy S.

Maker

Unknown

Dimensions

6 x 16 1/2 (HxW) (inches)

Credit Line

Gift of Bernard Scott

Accession Number

2001.281.644

Wallpaper Details

Print Technique

Block Printed

Design Technique

Polished

Form

unused

Ground Color

White

State

Original

Type

Machine Made

Use

Border

Medium

Paper

Decor Motif

c-scrolls
flowers

Period/Style

NeoClassical

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