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Fragment of wallpaper border with stylized floral pattern. Two stylized floral figures in red, olive and blue alternate across metallic gold central band. Olive bands with small blue dashes and light green crosses run across upper and lower edges of the border. Roller-printed in olive, light green, blue, black, two browns, red and metallic gold on ungrounded paper. Paper is embossed with woven texture.
wallpapers
borders (ornament areas)
paper (fiber product)
embossed wall coverings
metallic pigment
floral patterns
Wallpaper
Waterhouse, Dorothy S.
Unknown
United States
4 1/2 x 16 (HxW) (inches)
Gift of Bernard Scott
2001.281.933
Probably United States
Machine Printed
unused
Ungrounded
Original
Machine Made
Border
Embossed
Paper
Stylized Flowers
Stripes
Floral
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