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Wallpaper Border

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Collection Type

  • Wallpaper

Date

1900-1910

GUSN

GUSN-291445

Description

Rolled wallpaper border. Wide boarder with pattern of alternating floral bouquets and wreaths above foliate scrolls and fretwork. Roller-printed in three shades of light green and metallic gold on green ground.

Details

Descriptive Terms

wallpapers
paper (fiber product)
floral patterns
Wallpaper

Associated Person

Waterhouse, Dorothy S.

Maker

Unknown

Location of Origin

United States

Dimensions

9 (W) (inches)

Credit Line

Gift of Bernard Scott

Accession Number

2001.281.1011

Places

Probably United States

Wallpaper Details

Print Technique

Machine Printed

Form

Unused

Ground Color

Green

State

Original

Type

Machine Made

Use

Border

Medium

Paper

Decor Motif

Flowers
Bouquets
Fretwork
Foliate Scrolls

Period/Style

Floral

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