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Wallpaper Border

Collection Type

  • Wallpaper

Date

1870-1890

GUSN

GUSN-291443

Description

Fragment of wallpaper border with scrolling, stylized floral vine pattern. Pink stripes edged with black run along top and bottom edges. Roller-printed in pink, black, peach, green, yellow, orange, white and puce on gray ground.

Details

Descriptive Terms

wallpapers
paper (fiber product)
floral patterns
Wallpaper

Associated Person

Waterhouse, Dorothy S.

Maker

Unknown

Dimensions

29 x 8 1/4 (HxW) (inches)

Credit Line

Gift of Bernard Scott

Accession Number

2001.281.1009

Wallpaper Details

Print Technique

Machine Printed

Form

Wall fragment

Ground Color

Grey

State

Original

Type

Machine Made

Use

Border

Medium

Paper

Decor Motif

Scoll
Acanthus Leaf
Stylized flowers
stripes

Period/Style

Floral

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