Three unused pieces of reproduction wallpaper in the "Norwell Stripe" pattern by Waterhouse Wallhangings, Inc. Wallpaper has a pattern of vertical stripes of various geometric designs. The left stripe and right stripes have small dots, a wavy line, and a solid line flanking either side of a column of rosettes. The central stripe has a column of diamonds composed of dots which is flanked on both sides with a scrolling motif and a solid line. Pattern is based on an American block-printed wallpaper dating from 1810-1820. Source paper had been found in a Norwell, Massachusetts home under many layers of other wallpapers. Two colorways are present: 2001.281.758.1 -- Peach on a beige ground (#108463); and 2001.281.758.2 and .3 -- Dark brown on a rust ground on a textured paper (#108686).
wallpapers
paper (fiber product)
stripes
geometric patterns
Wallpaper
"Original colorway circa 1800" (Handwritten on back of 2001.281.758.1 by Dorothy Waterhouse.)
"Waterhouse Wallhangings, Inc. / Boston, Massachusetts / "Norwell Stripe" / Hand-blocked on old rag pulp paper, the original pattern was found under many layers of paper in / an old house in Norwell, Masachusetts. / No. 108686 / $10.50 per single roll / 26" Wide Trimmed / 5 1/2" Repeat / A single roll is 5 yards long." (Printed on back of 2001.281.758.2.)
"Waterhouse Wallhangings, Inc. / Boston, Massachusetts / "Norwell Stripe" / Hand-blocked on old rag pulp paper, the original pattern was found under many layers of paper in / an old house in Norwell, Masachusetts. / No. 108686 / $7.50 per single roll / 26" Wide Trimmed / 5 1/2" Repeat / A single roll is 5 yards long. Page no. 25 / Also available in custom colors. / See inside back cover for details." (Printed on back of 2001.281.758.3. Price was later scratched out.)
"$10.50" (Handwritten on back of 2001.281.758.3 where printed price has been scratched out.)
Norwell Stripe
Waterhouse, Dorothy S.
Waterhouse Wallhangings, Inc. (Manufacturer)
Boston, Massachusetts, United States
15 1/2 x 14 (HxW) (inches)
Gift of Bernard Scott
2001.281.758.1-.3
Norwell (Plymouth County, Massachusetts)
Boston (Suffolk county, Massachusetts)
Title Wallpaper Sample Book Accession Number 2001.281.707
Title Wallpaper Sample Book Accession Number 2001.281.708
Title Wallpaper Sample Book Accession Number 2001.281.709
Title Transparency of Wallpaper Pattern Accession Number 2001.281.977
Machine Printed
Unused
Repro
Machine Made
Sidewall/Fill
geometric
Paper
stripes
rosettes
dots
lines
Stripe
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