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Wallpaper Border

Collection Type

  • Wallpaper

Date

1880-1890

GUSN

GUSN-290178

Description

Fragment of uncut floral vine wallpaper borders. Undulating brown branch with green leaves, orange and maroon flowers and yellow berries on black background. Yellow band of stripes and diagonal dashes runs along lower edge. Single yellow stripe runs along upper edge. Roller-printed in yellow, orange, maroon, brown and two greens printed on black stripe. Border stripes printed on ungrounded paper.

Details

Descriptive Terms

wallpapers
borders (ornament areas)
paper (fiber product)
floral patterns
Wallpaper

Associated Person

Waterhouse, Dorothy S.

Maker

Unknown

Dimensions

6 x 16 (HxW) (inches)

Credit Line

Gift of Bernard Scott

Accession Number

2001.281.925

Places

United States

Related Items

Title Wallpaper Border Accession Number 2001.281.692

Wallpaper Details

Print Technique

Machine Printed

Form

unused

Ground Color

Black

State

Original

Type

Machine Made

Use

Border

Medium

Paper

Decor Motif

Vine
Flowers
Berries
Stripes

Period/Style

Floral

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