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Wallpaper

Collection Type

  • Wallpaper

Date

1815-1820

GUSN

GUSN-296127

Description

Wallpaper fragment. Third [top] layer of wallpaper attached to sheathing board. Verticle stripes of foliate vine, geometric diamonds, and solid bands, printed in black and orange on beige ground.

Details

Descriptive Terms

wallpapers
wallpapers
paper (fiber product)
Wallpaper

Associated Building

Original To Pierce-Hichborn House, 1st Floor Room

Maker

Unknown

Dimensions

17 x 14.5 (HxW) (inches)

Credit Line

Gift of Charles R. Strickland

Accession Number

1967.166.1.3

Places

Boston (Suffolk county, Massachusetts)

Related Items

Title Wallpaper Accession Number 1972.108A
Title Wallpaper Accession Number 1988.21a

Wallpaper Details

Print Technique

Block Printed

Ground Color

Beige

State

Original

Use

Sidewall/Fill

Medium

Paper

Decor Motif

diamond
vine
leaves
stripe

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