Reproduction Wallpaper

Details

Descriptive Terms

wallpapers
paper (fiber product)
embossed wall coverings
Chinoiserie
Wallpaper

Inscription

"Waterhouse Wallhangings, Inc. / Boston, Massachusetts / "Brocatelle" "Discoverd as the covering of a hat box, this paper / is typical of the flower motifs so popular in France / during the 18th Century. / No. 101688 / $15.00 per single roll / "25 1/2" Wide Trimmed 15" Repeat / A single roll is 5 yards long. / Also available in custom colors. / See inside back cover for details. " (Printed on back of sample 2001.281.726.1A.)
"!8" (Handwritten on back of sample 2001.281.726.1A where printed price of $15 is scratched out.)
"Katy / 15.00" (Handwritten on back of sample 2001.281.726.1B. "15.00 is written where original prited price has been scratched out.)
"Chinoiserie design / Barnstable" (Handwritten on back of sample 2001.281.726.1C.)

Pattern

Brocatelle

Pattern No.

101688

Associated Person

Waterhouse, Dorothy S.

Maker

Waterhouse Wallhangings, Inc. (Manufacturer)
Katzenbach and Warren (Dealer)

Location of Origin

Boston, Massachusetts, United States

Dimensions

18 3/4 x 12 3/4 (HxW) (inches)

Credit Line

Gift of Bernard Scott

Accession Number

2001.281.726.1A-C

Places

Boston (Suffolk county, Massachusetts)

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