Three fragments with two uncut rows of floral wallpaper border. Yellow and red flowers with green foliage grow upward against yellow background. Brown and black stripes along upper edge of the border. Brown band with dot and dash pattern runs along lower edge of border. Flowers spill over lower band. Roller-printed in black, two browns, two yellows, ochre, three greens, orange and dark red on white ground. Selvedge printed with "A. W. P. M. A." logo and pattern number "109".
wallpapers
borders (ornament areas)
paper (fiber product)
floral patterns
Wallpaper
"A. W. P. M. A. [logo] / 109" (American Wall Paper Manufacturers' Association logo / pattern number 109)
"rented house" (handwritten)
109
Waterhouse, Dorothy S.
American Wall Paper Manufacturers Association (1880-1887)
Waterhouse, Dorothy S.
American Wall Paper Manufacturers Association (1880-1887) (Manufacturer)
United States
5 3/8 x 16 1/2 (HxW) (inches)
Gift of Bernard Scott
2001.281.914A-C
1880-1887 (Active period of American Wall Paper Manufacturers' Association.)
United States
Machine Printed
unused
White
Original
Machine Made
Border
Paper
flowers
foliage
stripes
dots
Floral
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