Unused sample of reproduction wallpaper in the "Coyle House" pattern (#168190) by Waterhouse Wallhangings, Inc. Wallpaper has a repeating diaper pattern formed by abstracted sprig and flower motifs. Within each void in the grid are a series of graduated horizontal lines forming a diamond. Roller-printed in two pinks, and white on a yellow ground. Pattern is a reproduction of a block-printed paper made by Janes & Bolles in Hartford, CT between 1821 and 1828. Pattern name is derived from the Coyle House in Natchez, MS where an example of the early paper was found.
wallpapers
paper (fiber product)
diaper patterns
Wallpaper
""Coyle House" Natchez / Waterhouse" (Printed on left selvedge)
Coyle House
168190
Waterhouse, Dorothy S.
Coyle House (Natchez, MS),
Waterhouse Wallhangings, Inc. (Manufacturer)
Janes & Bolles
Boston, Massachusetts, United States
16 x 29 1/2 (HxW) (inches)
Gift of Bernard Scott
2001.281.872
Boston (Suffolk county, Massachusetts)
Machine Printed
Unused
Yellow
Repro
Machine Made
Sidewall/Fill
Paper
diamonds
sprigs
stylized flowers
Diaper Pattern
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