Reproduction Wallpaper

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Collection Type

Wallpaper

Date

1950-1960

GUSN

GUSN-289553

Description

Four samples of reproduction wallpaper in the "Eastham Daisy" pattern by Warner Company. Wallpaper has an all-over dense pattern of stylized daisies of various shapes. Roller-printed. Pattern is based on a wallpaper found in the Freeman House in Eastham, MA. Six colorways are represented:
2001.281.737.1 -- White, tan and olive green on a yellow ground (# 21449);
2001.281.737.2 -- Two pinks and white on a beige ground with ribbed paper;
2001.281.737.3 --Two blue-greens and white on a gray ground with ribbed paper (#45059);
2001.281.737.4 -- Aqua, two browns and white on a taupe ground (#45061).

Details

Descriptive Terms

wallpapers
paper (fiber product)
floral patterns
Wallpaper

Inscription

"45059" (handwritten)
"Eastham Daisy / Sidewall No. 45061 / Price per single roll $3.30 / Plastic Bonded / Precision Trimmed for Easy Hanging - 18 Inches Wide / 7 yards per single roll / Correlated Hand Printed Fabric / No. 55061 / 36 Inches Wide / Vat Dyed and Preshrunk / Fabric Design Repeat 6 1/2 Inches" (printed)

Pattern

Eastham Daisy

Pattern No.

45061 45059

Associated Person

Waterhouse, Dorothy S.

Maker

Warner Company (Manufacturer)
Wilson, Binnie B. (Designer)

Dimensions

17 5/8 x 11 3/4 (HxW) (inches)

Credit Line

Gift of Bernard Scott

Accession Number

2001.281.737.1-.4

Places

Eastham (Barnstable county, Massachusetts)

Related Items

Title Wallpaper Sample Book Accession Number 2001.281.706
Title Wallpaper Sample Book Accession Number 2001.281.710
Title Wallpaper Accession Number 2001.281.978.1
Title Wallpaper Accession Number 2001.281.979.2
Title Reproduction Wallpaper Accession Number 2001.281.832

Wallpaper Details

Print Technique

Machine Printed

Form

Unused

State

Repro

Type

Machine Made

Use

Sidewall/Fill

Medium

Paper

Decor Motif

daisies

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