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Two fragments of embossed, gilt-figured wallpaper border. Fragment (A) is two rows of uncut border. Fragment (B) is a single border.The border has an upper band of gilt trefoil figures against a green background. The lower band is a pattern of repeating gilt diamond, circle and lozenge figures against vertical ribbing. The centers of the lozenges and diamonds are printed orange and red. Block-printed in black, green, orange and red on light pink ground with gold gilding.
wallpapers
borders (ornament areas)
paper (fiber product)
gilding
embossed wall coverings
block printing (relief printing process)
Wallpaper
Waterhouse, Dorothy S.
Unknown
4 7/8 x 18 (HxW) (inches)
Gift of Bernard Scott
2001.281.665AB
Block Printed
Gilt
unused
Pink
Original
Machine Made
Border
Embossed
Paper
Trefoil
Foliate
Diamond
Lozenge
NeoClassical
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