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Four unused samples of reproduction wallpaper in the "Snuff Box" pattern by Waterhouse Wallhangings, Inc. Wallpaper has all-over diaper pattern of very simplified small floral rosettes. Four colorways are present: 2001.281.768.1 -- Blue on a green ground (#115019); 2001.281.768.2 -- Orange on a green ground (#115018); 2001.281.768.3 -- Gray on a cream ground (#115467): and 2001.281.768.4 -- Pink on a light pink ground.(#115507). Pattern is based on designs often used to line early snuff boxes. Pattern was also reproduced by Katzenbach and Warren in the 1960s.
wallpapers
paper (fiber product)
diaper patterns
Wallpaper
"Waterhouse Wallhangings, Inc. / Boston, Massachusetts / "Snuff Box" / The early snuff boxes were frequently decorated / with delicate designs such as this. / No. 115059 / $4.50 per single roll / 19 1/2" Wide Pre-trimmed / A single roll is 7 yards long. / Packed in double rolls." (Printed on the back of 2001.281.768.1.)
"Waterhouse Wallhangings, Inc. / Boston, Massachusetts / "Snuff Box" / The early snuff boxes were frequently decorated / with delicate designs such as this. / No. 115018 / $4.50 per single roll / 19 1/2" Wide Pre-trimmed / A single roll is 7 yards long. / Packed in double rolls." (Printed on the back of 2001.281.768.2.)
"Waterhouse Wallhangings, Inc. / Boston, Massachusetts / "Snuff Box" / The early snuff boxes were frequently decorated / with delicate designs such as this. / No. 115467 / $4.50 per single roll / 19 1/2" Wide Pre-trimmed / A single roll is 7 yards long. / Packed in double rolls." (Printed on the back of 2001.281.768.3.)
Snuff Box
Waterhouse, Dorothy S.
Waterhouse Wallhangings, Inc. (Manufacturer)
Boston, Massachusetts, United States
14 1/4 x 12 3/4 (HxW) (inches)
Gift of Bernard Scott
2001.281.768.1-.4
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 Reproduction Wallpaper Accession Number 2001.281.866.1-.4
Machine Printed
Unused
Repro
Machine Made
Sidewall/Fill
Paper
flowers
Diaper Pattern
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