Rolled fragment of gilt-figure wallpaper from Edgartown, Massachusetts. Embossed flower and fern bouquet figures spaced at regular intervales between embossed leaf and acorn stripes. Gold leaf applied to embossed areas. Gray ground.
wallpapers
paper (fiber product)
embossed wall coverings
gilding
stripes
Wallpaper
Mrs. George H. Reid / Edgartown / Mass / Mrs. Waterhouse / 313 Commonwealth / Boston / tel - 5368319" (handwritten)
"This pattern might / be sold to this person / [text missing] deals in Wall paper" (written in red pencil, not written by Dorothy Waterhouse)
Reid, George H., Mrs.
Waterhouse, Dorothy S.
Unknown
25 3/4 x 19 (HxW) (inches)
Gift of Bernard Scott
2001.281.1099
Edgartown (Martha's Vineyard, Dukes county, Massachusetts)
Machine Printed
Gilt
Unused
Grey
Original
Machine Made
Sidewall/Fill
Embossed
Paper
Floral Bouquet
ferns
acorns
stripes
Gilt Figure
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