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Two partiral rolls of reproduction wallpaper in the "Fleurs Naturelles" pattern (#111683) by Waterhouse Wallhangings, Inc. Wallpaper has a large-scale floral and foliage pattern printed to resemble a silk textile.Both rolls are roller-printed in metallic gold on a salmon ground. The wallpaper pattern is based on early wooden block prints found in the circa 1750 Golden Ball Tavern in Weston, MA.
wallpapers
paper (fiber product)
metallic paint
Wallpaper
Fleurs Naturelles
111683
Waterhouse, Dorothy S.
Associated With Golden Ball Tavern,
Waterhouse Wallhangings, Inc. (Manufacturer)
16 5/8 (W) (inches)
Gift of Bernard Scott
2001.281.889AB
Weston (Middlesex county, Massachusetts)
Title Reproduction Wallpaper Accession Number 2001.281.741.1-.7
Title Wallpaper Sample Book Accession Number 2001.281.709
Title Wallpaper Sample Book Accession Number 2001.281.708
Title Wallpaper Sample Book Accession Number 2001.281.707
Machine Printed
Unused
Repro
Machine Made
Sidewall/Fill
Paper
flowers
foliage
silk
Floral
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