Rolled fragment of gilt-figure wallpaper from Cranston, Rhode Island. Pattern of embossed, four-pointed medallions. Block printed in pink and white, gold leaf applied to embossed areas. Gray ground.
wallpapers
paper (fiber product)
embossed wall coverings
gilding
medallions (ornament areas)
Wallpaper
Waterhouse, Dorothy S.
Unknown
21 x 19 3/4 (HxW) (inches)
Gift of Bernard Scott
2001.281.1092
Cranston (Providence county, Rhode Island)
Block Printed
Gilt
Unused
Grey
Original
Machine Made
Sidewall/Fill
Embossed
Paper
Medallions
Gilt Figure
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