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Unused sample of reproduction wallpaper in the "Bridgewater" pattern (#30664) by W. J. Galligan & Sons, Corp. Wallpaper has an allover pattern of medallions enclosed in diamonds formed by offsetting palmette motifs. Block-printed in white on a blue-green ground.
wallpapers
paper (fiber product)
block printing (relief printing process)
medallions (ornament areas)
palmette (motif)
Wallpaper
"Join Trim / W. J. Galligan & Sons, Corp." and ""Bridgewater" / Join Trim Run 2 Top" (Printed on left and right selvedges, respectively.)
"Galligan-Owen Corporation / Grove Street Adams, Mass. / Pattern No. 30664 / Price 3.75" (Stamped on back with pattern number and price handwritten.)
"Return to / Devon Service / 420 Boylston St / Boston, Mass." (Stamped on back.)
Bridgewater
30664
Waterhouse, Dorothy S.
W. J. Galligan & Sons, Corp. (Manufacturer)
Adams, Massachusetts, United States
18 5/8 x 21 5/8 (HxW) (inches)
Gift of Bernard Scott
2001.281.799
Adams (Berkshire county, Massachusetts)
Block Printed
Unused
Blue
Repro
Machine Made
Sidewall/Fill
Paper
medallions
palmettes
NeoClassical
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