Update Our ticketing, donations, and membership sales portal is down for scheduled maintenance on the afternoon of 4/11.
Unused piece of reproduction wallpaper in the "Griffin" pattern by Waterhouse Wallhangings, Inc. Wallpaper has a Neoclassical pattern of two griffins flanking a cartouche which contains a shallow dish or lantern. Suspended from the cartouche is a ribbon and arrow motif and a hanging urn filled with flowers. Printed in white, black, green, purple and metallic gold on a salmon background.
wallpapers
paper (fiber product)
metallic pigment
Neoclassical
Wallpaper
"Griffin" / Waterhouse Wall" and "Up / Trim / Join" (Pritned on right and left selvedges, respectively.)
Griffin
Waterhouse, Dorothy S.
Waterhouse Wallhangings, Inc. (Manufacturer)
Boston, Massachusetts, United States
14 x 29 1/4 (HxW) (inches)
Gift of Bernard Scott
2001.281.749
Boston (Suffolk county, Massachusetts)
Title Wallpaper Accession Number 2001.281.959AB
Machine Printed
Unused
Cinnamon
Repro
Machine Made
Sidewall/Fill
neoclassical
Paper
urns
flowers
swags
cartouches
griffins
NeoClassical
Historic New England is committed to implementing reparative language description for existing collections and creating respectful and inclusive language description for new collections. If you encounter language in Historic England's Collections Access Portal that is harmful or offensive, or you find materials that would benefit from a content warning, please contact [email protected].
Sign up to our newsletter for our latest news and events
