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Five unused pieces of reproduction wallpaper in the "Pineapple Damask" pattern by Waterhouse Wallhangings, Inc. Wallpaper has a large-scale pattern of abstract pineapples enclosed in diamonds made of scrolls, lines and rosettes. Pattern is based on an early American stencil design. Three colorways are present: 2001.281.763.1 -- Green on a light green ground (#140484); 2001.281.763.2 and .3 -- Cream on a light beige ground (#140506); and 2001.281.763.4 and .5 -- Green on a cream ground (#140507). Pattern was also reproduced by Katzenbach and Warren in the 1960s.
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Wallpaper
"Waterhouse Wallhangings, Inc. / Boston, Massachusetts / "Pineapple Damask" / The gracious Georgian symbol of hospitality, framed in / a stencil design of early American origin. / No. 140484 / $7.50 per single roll / 19 1/2" Wide Pre-trimmed 21 ¾" Repeat / A single roll is 8 yards long. Packed in double rolls." (Printed on back of 2001.281.763.1)
"Waterhouse Wallhangings, Inc. / Boston, Massachusetts / "Pineapple Damask" / The gracious Georgian symbol of hospitality, framed in / a stencil design of early American origin. / No. 140506 / $7.50 per single roll / 19 1/2" Wide Pre-trimmed 21 ¾" Repeat / A single roll is 8 yards long. Packed in double rolls." (Printed on back of 2001.281.763.2.)
"Waterhouse Wallhangings, Inc. / Boston, Massachusetts / "Pineapple Damask" / The gracious Georgian symbol of hospitality, framed in / a stencil design of early American origin. / No. 140506 / $7.50 per single roll / 19 1/2" Wide Pre-trimmed 21 ¾" Repeat / A single roll is 8 yards long. Packed in double rolls." (Printed on back of 2001.281.763.3.)
"Waterhouse Wallhangings, Inc. / Boston, Massachusetts / "Pineapple Damask" / The gracious Georgian symbol of hospitality, framed in / a stencil design of early American origin. / No. 140507 / $7.50 per single roll / 19 1/2" Wide Pre-trimmed 21 ¾" Repeat / A single roll is 8 yards long. Packed in double rolls." (Printed on back of 2001.281.763.4.)
"Pineapple Damask / #140507 / $7.50" (Handwritten on back of 2001.281.763.5.)
Pineapple Damask
Waterhouse, Dorothy S.
Waterhouse Wallhangings, Inc. (Manufacturer)
Boston, Massachusetts, United States
17 5/16 x 12 3/4 (HxW) (inches)
Gift of Bernard Scott
2001.281.763.1-.5
Boston (Suffolk county, Massachusetts)
Title Wallpaper Sample Book Accession Number 2001.281.705
Title Wallpaper Sample Book Accession Number 2001.281.707
Machine Printed
Unused
Repro
Machine Made
Sidewall/Fill
Paper
pineapples
diamonds
rosettes
Damask
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