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Rolled fragment of large-scale floral medallion wallpaper from the Chellis Estate, Wellesley, Hills, Massachusetts. Urn filled with flowers is framed by a medallion of flowers and ribbon. Roller-printed in light yellow on liquid mica aqua ground.
wallpapers
paper (fiber product)
embossed wall coverings
block printing (relief printing process)
medallions (ornament areas)
floral patterns
Wallpaper
Waterhouse, Dorothy S.
Associated With Chellis Estate (Wellesley Hills, MA),
A. H. Davenport
Waterhouse, Dorothy S.
Unknown
France
26 1/4 x 21 3/4 (HxW) (inches)
Gift of Bernard Scott
2001.281.1037
France
Title Wallpaper Accession Number 1981.173
Block Printed
Unused
Lt. Green
Original
Machine Made
Sidewall/Fill
Embossed
Paper
Flowers
Urn
Ribbon
Bow Knot
Tassles
Floral Medallion
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