Fragment of wallpaper border with geometric bands. Central band of fretwork in light and dark brown. Upper and lower bands in metallic gold and light brown include outer stripe with dashes, a row of dots and a geometric pattern with diamonds and arches. Roller-printed in metallic gold and brown on light brown ground. Paper is embossed with woven texture.
wallpapers
borders (ornament areas)
paper (fiber product)
embossed wall coverings
metallic pigment
frets (patterns)
Wallpaper
Waterhouse, Dorothy S.
Unknown
United States
3 1/8 x 13 (HxW) (inches)
Gift of Bernard Scott
2001.281.932
Probably United States
Machine Printed
unused
Brown
Original
Machine Made
Border
Embossed
Paper
Fretwork
Fret
Dots
Diamonds
Dashes
Stripes
Geometric
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