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Four fragments of wallpaper border. Narrow border with center band of grisaille rosettes. Black, white and rose stripes run along upper edge of border. Red, white and rose colored stripes run along lower edge. Roller-printed in black, white, rose and two grays on light gray ground. Paper surface embossed with ribbed texture.
wallpapers
borders (ornament areas)
paper (fiber product)
embossed wall coverings
grisaille
floral patterns
Wallpaper
Waterhouse, Dorothy S.
Unknown
United States
2 x 5 1/4 (HxW) (inches)
Gift of Bernard Scott
2001.281.953A-D
Probably United States
Machine Printed
unused
Grey
Original
Machine Made
Border
Paper
Architectural Molding
Rosette
Stripes
Geometric
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