A page torn from a "Peerless" Wallpaper sample book. Pattern number 4541, named "The Marseillaise." All-over fleur de lis pattern with narrow, uneven horizontal stripes through-out in imitation of a woven textile. Roller-printed in red on red, ingrain paper with visible wood pulp.
wallpapers
trade catalogs
sample books
paper (fiber product)
fleur-de-lis (motifs)
Wallpaper
The Marseillaise
4541
Oldham, Esther
Waterhouse, Dorothy S.
Gledhill Wallpaper Company (1880-1920) (Manufacturer)
United States
14 x 18 1/8 (HxW) (inches)
Gift of Bernard Scott
2001.281.973.3
Wellesley (Norfolk county, Massachusetts)
United States
Title Wallpaper Sample Accession Number 2001.281.973.9
Machine Printed
unused
Ungrounded
Original
Machine Made
Sidewall/Fill
Paper
Fleur de lis
Imitation textile
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