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Rolled fragment of sanitary wallpaper. Pattern imitates painted tiles. Each square tile contains a circular pastoral scenes. Scenes include a windmill, a shepherd and flock with castle in the background, a person fishing , boats sailing by country homes. Roller-printed in black and green on ungrounded paper. Paper has been varnished.
wallpapers
paper (fiber product)
sanitary papers (wallpaper)
Wallpaper
Waterhouse, Dorothy S.
Unknown
19 7/8 (W) (inches)
Gift of Bernard Scott
2001.281.1155
Machine Printed
Varnished
Unused
Ungrounded
Original
Machine Made
Sidewall/Fill
Paper
Pastoral
Landscape Figures
Squares
Tile
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