Partial roll (.1) and two samples (.2 and .3) of reproduction wallpaper in the "Gore Place" pattern by Waterhouse Wallhangings, Inc. Wallpaper has an all-over pattern of flowers including roses and morning glories. Flowers and trailing foliage are outlined by several rows of very small pindots. Pattern is based on a block-printed French wallpaper dating from 1780-1810 that was hung in the oval dining room at Gore Place in Waltham, Massachusetts. Three colorways are present: 2001.281.877.1 -- Blues, greens, peach, pinks, yellows and white on a cream ground (#139635); 2001.281.877.2 -- Greens, orange, red, and white on a beige ground (#139507): and 2001.281.877.3 -- Blues, pink, red, greens, and white on a green ground (#139623).
wallpapers
paper (fiber product)
floral patterns
Wallpaper
"Gore Place / #139635 $5.50 per roll" ("Handwritten on verso of 2001.281.877.1.)
"Waterhouse Wallhangings, Inc. / Boston, Massachusetts / "Gore Place" / This lovely floral vine pattern was ordered from France / to grace the oval dining room of the mansion built by / Governor Gore in Waltham, Mass. in 1805. / No. 139507 / $9.00 the single roll Vinyl finished / 18 3/4" Wide Pre-trimmed 19" Repeat / A single roll is 8 yards long. / Packaged in double rolls" (Printed on verso of 2001.281.877.2.)
"Waterhouse Wallhangings, Inc. / Boston, Massachusetts / "Gore Place" / This lovely floral vine pattern was ordered from France / to grace the oval dining room of the mansion built by / Governor Gore in Waltham, Mass. in 1805. / No. 139623 / $9.00 the single roll Vinyl finished / 18 3/4" Wide Pre-trimmed 19" Repeat / A single roll is 8 yards long. / Packaged in double rolls" (Printed on the verso of 2001.281.877.3.)
Gore Place
Waterhouse, Dorothy S.
Associated With Gore Place (Waltham, Mass.), Dining Room
Waterhouse Wallhangings, Inc. (Manufacturer)
Boston, Massachusetts, United States
18 1/2 (W) (inches)
Gift of Bernard Scott
2001.281.877.1-.3
Waltham (Middlesex county, Massachusetts)
Boston (Suffolk county, Massachusetts)
Title Proof Accession Number 2001.281.747
Title Wallpaper Sample Book Accession Number 2001.281.707
Title Reproduction Wallpaper Accession Number 2001.281.745.1-.5
Title Photograph Accession Number 2001.281.746
Machine Printed
Unused
Repro
Machine Made
Sidewall/Fill
Paper
roses
morning glories
flowers
pin dots
Floral
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