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Wallpaper Border

Collection Type

  • Wallpaper

Date

1920-1930

GUSN

GUSN-290376

Description

Fragment of floral wallpaper border. This unused border fragment appears to have been die cut by the manufacturer along the bottom edge of the pattern. The border has an upper band of gray lozenges on green. Below it are gold panels on white. A dense and colorful array of flowers and foliage conceal the lower edges of the panels. The border is trimmed along the lower edge of the flowers. The upper edge of the border is untrimmed, the die-cut outline of the absent border above is present. The border is roller-printed in black, metallic gold, two grays, light orange, green, two blues, two reds, ochre, white and metallic gold on thin white ground.

Details

Descriptive Terms

wallpapers
borders (ornament areas)
paper (fiber product)
die cutting
metallic pigment
floral patterns
Wallpaper

Associated Person

Waterhouse, Dorothy S.

Maker

Unknown

Location of Origin

United States

Dimensions

6 1/2 x 18 1/2 (HxW) (inches)

Credit Line

Gift of Bernard Scott

Accession Number

2001.281.950

Places

Probably United States

Wallpaper Details

Print Technique

Machine Printed

Form

unused

Ground Color

White

State

Original

Type

Machine Made

Use

Border

Medium

Paper

Decor Motif

Lozenge
Stripe
Panel
Flowers
Foliage

Period/Style

Floral

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