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Partial roll of reproduction wallpaper in the "Petite Pillement" pattern (#149254) by Waterhouse Wallhangings, Inc. Wallpaper has a large-scale pattern of flowering tree branches with birds sitting on branches. Interspersed throughout the pattern are vignettes showing Asian scenes including pagodas, footbridges, and people in Asian dress. Roller-printed in blue on a light blue ground. Pattern is based on the work of 18th-century French artist Jean Pillement.
wallpapers
paper (fiber product)
Chinoiserie
Wallpaper
"Petite Pillement / #149254 $6.00 per roll" (Handwritten on verso.)
"Made in U.S.A. / Run 1" (Stamped on verso.)
Petite Pillement
149254
Waterhouse, Dorothy S.
Waterhouse Wallhangings, Inc. (Manufacturer)
Pillement, Jean (Artist)
Boston, Massachusetts, United States
20 1/2 (W) (inches)
Gift of Bernard Scott
2001.281.880
Boston (Suffolk county, Massachusetts)
Title Reproduction Wallpaper Accession Number 2001.281.761.1.-3
Machine Printed
Unused
Lt. Blue
Repro
Machine Made
Sidewall/Fill
Paper
flowers
birds
branches
pagodas
people
footbridges
Chinoiserie
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