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Wallpaper

Collection Type

  • Wallpaper

Date

1860-1870

GUSN

GUSN-293284

Description

Rolled fragment of flocked damask wallpaper. Large-scale floral damask block-printed with green flocking on polished green ground. The flocking is overprinted in red.

Details

Descriptive Terms

wallpapers
paper (fiber product)
flocking
damask
Wallpaper

Associated Person

Waterhouse, Dorothy S.

Maker

Unknown

Dimensions

25 x 20 1/4 (HxW) (inches)

Credit Line

Gift of Bernard Scott

Accession Number

2001.281.1161.2

Wallpaper Details

Print Technique

Block Printed

Design Technique

Flocked

Form

Unused

Ground Color

Turquoise

State

Original

Type

Machine Made

Use

Sidewall/Fill

Medium

Paper

Decor Motif

stylized flowers
scrolls
beads

Period/Style

Damask

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