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Unused sample of reproduction wallpaper in the "Chelmsford" pattern (#75043) by W. J. Galligan & Sons, Corp. Wallpaper has large eight-sided medallions, each enclosing a stylized flower with buds and leaves. Medallions are separated by a grid of rosette and palmette motifs. Roller-printed in pinks on a cream ground.
wallpapers
paper (fiber product)
medallions (ornament areas)
palmette (motif)
Wallpaper
"W. J. Galligan & Sons, Corp. / Top" and " Chelmsford / Run 3 / Join" (Printed on the left and right selvedges, respectively.)
"W/ J. Galligan & Sons Corp. / Roller Prints / Grove Street Adams, Mass. / Pattern No. 75043 / Price 3.50" (Stamped on back with pattern umber and price handwritten.)
"Return to / Devon Service / 420 Boylston St / Boston, Mass." (Stamped on back.)
Chelmsford
75043
Waterhouse, Dorothy S.
W. J. Galligan & Sons, Corp. (Manufacturer)
Adams, Massachusetts, United States
17 1/2 x 21 3/4 (HxW) (inches)
Gift of Bernard Scott
2001.281.800
Adams (Berkshire county, Massachusetts)
Machine Printed
Unused
Cream
Repro
Machine Made
Sidewall/Fill
Paper
medallions
palmettes
rosettes
flowers
Floral Medallion
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