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1898
GUSN-294852
The Pillar and Arch wallpaper on the walls of the central hall of the Hamilton House, South Berwick, Maine. The paper is an 1898 reproduction of the original commissioned by Emily Tyson and Elise Tyson [Vaughan]. Bouquet of flowers in an urn flanked by Corinthian columns draped with floral garlands. Block-printed in white, black and brown with brown stenciling on blue ground.
wallpapers
paper (fiber product)
block printing (relief printing process)
Wallpaper
Original To Hamilton House (South Berwick, Me.),
Gregory and Brown Co. (Manufacturer)
Boston, Massachusetts, United States
Bequest of Elizabeth R. Vaughan
1949.1098.1
Boston (Suffolk county, Massachusetts)
Title Wallpaper Accession Number 1923.5
Block Printed
Stenciled
En situ
Blue
Original
Machine Made
Sidewall/Fill
Paper
Bouquet
Urn
Corinthian Columns
Garlands
Pillar & Arch
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