Partial roll of reproduction scenery figure wallpaper. Medallion figures frame two pastoral vignettes. One medallion is oval and frames a scene of a male traveler resting against a tree trunk. A woman carrying a child on her back stands nearby. The other medallion is smaller and rectangular. It frames a scene of two seated figures with a house in the background. The medallion elements are roller-printed in cream and white. To the right of the medallion figures is a vertical stripe in the same color and style as the medallions. Floral swags hang from the medallions. The paper is roller-printed in red, cream, white, two blues, blue-green, two greens, black, two pinks and two browns on beige ground. Manufactured by Birge. Pattern number 3840.
wallpapers
paper (fiber product)
medallions (ornament areas)
scenic wallpapers
Wallpaper
"BIRGE - MADE IN U.S.A. 3840 3 / TRIM / TOP [ARROW]" (printed)
3840
Waterhouse, Dorothy S.
Birge (Manufacturer)
Buffalo, New York, United States
22 (W) (inches)
Gift of Bernard Scott
2001.281.1162
Buffalo (Erie county, New York state)
Title Wallpaper Accession Number 2001.281.457
Title Reproduction Wallpaper Accession Number 2001.281.458
Machine Printed
Unused
Beige
Repro
Machine Made
Sidewall/Fill
Paper
landscape figures
Medallions
Pastoral
Vignettes
Scrolls
Strapwork
Floral Swags
Stripes
Bead and Reel
Acanthus Leaf
Scenery Figure
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