Two partial rolls of the reproduction wallpaper "Provincetown Geometric" designed by Binnie B. Wilson for the Waterhouse Collection produced by The Warner Company, Chicago. Paper has an all-over diaper pattern formed by a diamond-shaped trellis framing Gothic-style quatrefoils. Roller-printed on textured ribbed paper. Original wallpaper was found in the Captain Snow House, Provincetown, Massachusetts. Two colorways are present: 2001.281.838.1 -- Beige and metallic gold on a cream ground; and 2001.281.838.2 -- Black and gray on a cream ground.
wallpapers
paper (fiber product)
metallic paint
diaper patterns
Wallpaper
"The Warner Co." (Printed on left selvedge.)
Provincetown Geometric
Waterhouse, Dorothy S.
Associated With Captain Snow House,
Warner Company (Manufacturer)
Wilson, Binnie B. (Designer)
Chicago, Illinois, United States
21 1/2 (W) (inches)
Gift of Bernard Scott
2001.281.838.1-.2
Provincetown (Barnstable county, Massachusetts)
Chicago (Cook county, Illinois)
Title Wallpaper Sample Book Accession Number 2001.281.706
Title Wallpaper Sample Book Accession Number 2001.281.710
Title Reproduction Wallpaper Accession Number 2001.281.823
Title Wallpaper Accession Number 2001.281.969.1
Title Textile Remnant "Provincetown Geometric" Accession Number 2001.281.1242.1-.7
Machine Printed
Unused
Cream
Repro
Machine Made
Sidewall/Fill
diaper pattern
Paper
diamonds
trellis
quatrefoils
Foliate
Diaper Pattern
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