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Wallpaper

Collection Type

  • Wallpaper

GUSN

GUSN-296126

Description

Wallpaper fragment. Second layer of wallpaper attached to sheathing board. Floral bouquet in urn and two rose bouquets connected by swag of cording with tassles. Stripe of green leaves. Printed in varnish green, red, pink and white on beige ground. Straight repeat.

Details

Descriptive Terms

wallpapers
wallpapers
paper (fiber product)
Wallpaper

Associated Building

Original To Pierce-Hichborn House, 1st Floor Room

Maker

Unknown

Dimensions

14.5 (W) (inches)

Credit Line

Gift of Charles R. Strickland

Accession Number

1967.166.1.2

Places

Boston (Suffolk county, Massachusetts)

Related Items

Title Wallpaper Accession Number 1967.166.2A

Wallpaper Details

Print Technique

Block Printed

Form

wall fragment

Ground Color

Beige

State

Original

Type

Handmade

Use

Sidewall/Fill

Medium

Paper

Decor Motif

floral
urn
cording
tassel

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