Fragment of wallpaper border with pattern imitating brocade and gimp ribbon. Central band consisting of multi-color floral sprigs and undulating pale green vine with berries printed over vertical striping and edged with pink dots. An outer band of pink, yellow and green gimp and inner band of solid blue, run along upper and lower edges of border. The paper is embossed with a ribbed texture. Stripes of pink and blue are applied over the metallic green ground. Floral and gimp elements are block-printed over stripes and ground. Block-printed in black, two browns, three greens, pink, fuschia, yellow, two violets, and metallic silver. End of roll fragment, stamped "38" on front. Stamped "5337" on verso.
wallpapers
borders (ornament areas)
paper (fiber product)
block printing (relief printing process)
embossed wall coverings
metallic pigment
floral patterns
Wallpaper
"38" [circled] (pattern number?)
"5337" [in cartouche] (pattern number?)
38 1337
Waterhouse, Dorothy S.
Unknown
France
5 3/4 x 24 3/4 (HxW) (inches)
Gift of Bernard Scott
2001.281.935
Possibly France
Block Printed
unused
Green
Original
Machine Made
Border
Embossed
Paper
Gimp
Brocade
Floral
Sprigs
Vine
Berries
Stripes
Imitation textile
Floral
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