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Fragment of wallpaper border with stylized floral vine pattern. Border has a green outer stripe and inner band of pink leaves against gold glitter at the upper and lower edges. The center band is a stylized floral vine. Large flowers with pink and green petals are joined by vines with pink and green leaves. The flowers and vine are surrounded by gold glitter dots in different sizes. Roller-printed in pale green, pale pink, ochre and gold glitter on white ground. Pattern number "2372" printed in selvedge.
wallpapers
borders (ornament areas)
paper (fiber product)
glitter
Aesthetic Movement
floral patterns
Wallpaper
"2372" (pattern number)
"a border paper" (Not written by Dorothy Waterhouse)
2372
Waterhouse, Dorothy S.
Unknown
United States
10 1/2 x 17 1/2 (HxW) (inches)
Gift of Bernard Scott
2001.281.940
Probably United States
Machine Printed
unused
White
Original
Machine Made
Border
Paper
Stylized Flowers
Vine
Leaves
Dots
Stripes
Aesthetic
Floral
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