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Partial roll of scenery figure wallpaper. Large-scale vignette scenic vignette depicting park-like landscape. In the landscape is a monument with columns in the distance, a pond, stone balustrade and steps in foreground. The scene is framed by arbor of roses and a tree. Roller-printed in two browns, three blues, two greens, two pinks, two tans, gray on a gold, glittering ground. Paper is embossed with an asymmetrical texture. Manufactured by Thomas Strahan Company, pattern number 6272.
wallpapers
paper (fiber product)
embossed wall coverings
scenic wallpapers
Wallpaper
"6272 / T . S. Co. [Thistle logo]" (printed)
"Given by / Mrs. Jos. Howle[?]" (Name is difficult to read.)
6272
Waterhouse, Dorothy S.
Thomas Strahan Company (Manufacturer)
Chelsea, Massachusetts, United States
78 x 30 (HxW) (inches)
Gift of Bernard Scott
2001.281.1125
Chelsea (Suffolk county, Massachusetts)
Machine Printed
Unused
Gold
Original
Machine Made
Sidewall/Fill
Paper
Landscape
Monument
Column
Water
Balustrade
Steps
Arbor
Roses
Trees
Scenery Figure
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