Unused sample of reproduction wallpaper in pattern #1448 by W. J. Galligan & Sons. Pattern has a large-scale design of round medallions enclosed in a diamond-shaped grid formed by stylized flowers and foliage. Block-printed in green and white on an olive green ground.
wallpapers
paper (fiber product)
block printing (relief printing process)
medallions (ornament areas)
floral patterns
Wallpaper
"Join Tr" and "a hand print / No. 1448" (Printed on left and right selvedges, respectively)
"Galligan-Owen Corporation / Grove Street Adams, Mass. / Pattern No. 1448 / Price $7.50" (Stamped on back with pattern number and price handwritten.)
"Return to / Devon Service / 420 Boylston St / Boston, Mass." (Stamped on back twice.)
1448
Waterhouse, Dorothy S.
W. J. Galligan & Sons, Corp. (Manufacturer)
Adams, Massachusetts, United States
22 x 9 3/4 (HxW) (inches)
Gift of Bernard Scott
2001.281.805
Adams (Berkshire county, Massachusetts)
Block Printed
Unused
Olive
Repro
Machine Made
Sidewall/Fill
Paper
diamonds
flowers
foliage
medallions
Medallion
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