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Two rolled fragments of scenery figure wallpaper backed with canvas. Willow, bonsai and other stylized trees frame small vignettes of of Japanese figures. Roller-printed in black, maroon, green, two blues and metallic gold on ungrounded paper. Under the primary pattern is a pattern of green flecks. Printed over the primary pattern is a pattern of white, fine squiggly lines. The paper is embossed with a crinkled texture.
wallpapers
paper (fiber product)
embossed wall coverings
scenic wallpapers
Wallpaper
Waterhouse, Dorothy S.
Unknown
16 1/2 x 28 (HxW) (inches)
Gift of Bernard Scott
2001.281.1128AB
Machine Printed
Unused
Ungrounded
Original
Machine Made
Sidewall/Fill
Embossed
Paper
Bonsia Trees
Willow Trees
Stylized Trees
Stylized Flowers
Japanese figures
Pagoda
Boat
Wooden Bridge
Scenery Figure
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