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Five matching fragments of floral wallpaper border. Pattern of red flowers with green foliage on yellow background. Flowers grow from behind, and hang over, a black band with yellow dot and dash pattern along border's lower edge. Double yellow stripes run along border's upper edge. Roller-printed in two yellows, four reds, brown, ochre, olive and black on light olive ground.
wallpapers
borders (ornament areas)
paper (fiber product)
floral patterns
Wallpaper
Waterhouse, Dorothy S.
Unknown
United States
3 3/4 x 15 1/4 (HxW) (inches)
Gift of Bernard Scott
2001.281.915A-E
Probably United States
Machine Printed
unused
Olive
Original
Machine Made
Border
Paper
Flowers
Foliage
Stripes
Dots
Floral
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