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Two unused samples of reproduction wallpaper in pattern number 5703 by F. Schumacher & Company. Wallpaper border has a roller-printed top band of small circles followed by a larger band of Neocassical rosettes framed by acanthus leaves. Below this is a band with a twisted ribbon and circle motif. Two colorways are present: 2001.281.814.1 -- Grays, browns and beiges on a cream ground (#5703B), and 2001.281.814.2 -- Beiges and taupes on a cream ground (#5703E).
wallpapers
borders (ornament areas)
paper (fiber product)
Neoclassical
acanthus (motif)
Wallpaper
"Schumacher / 5703B" (Handwritten on back of 2001.281.814.1.)
"Schumacher / 5703E" (Stamped on back of 2001.281.814.2.)
5703
Waterhouse, Dorothy S.
F. Schumacher & Company (Manufacturer)
United States
4 1/2 x 11 1/4 (HxW) (inches)
Gift of Bernard Scott
2001.281.814.1-.2
United States
Machine Printed
Unused
Cream
Repro
Machine Made
Border
Paper
ribbons
acanthus leaves
rosettes
NeoClassical
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