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Rolled fragment of embossed wallpaper from the Chellis Estate, Wellesley Hills, Massachusetts. Embossed pattern with central strapwork shield figure with stylized leaves, flowers and feathers. The figure is topped by a strapwork heart and framed by a medallion of strapwork c-scrolls. Roller-printed in metallic gold on dark taupe ground.
wallpapers
paper (fiber product)
embossed wall coverings
Wallpaper
Waterhouse, Dorothy S.
Associated With Chellis Estate (Wellesley Hills, MA),
A. H. Davenport
Waterhouse, Dorothy S.
Unknown
33 1/2 x 19 3/4 (HxW) (inches)
Gift of Bernard Scott
2001.281.1042
Title Wallpaper Accession Number 1981.113
Machine Printed
Unused
Taupe
Original
Machine Made
Sidewall/Fill
Embossed
Paper
strapwork
Stylized flowers
Stylized leaves
Feathers
Heart
Medallion
C-Scrolls
Baroque
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