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Wallpapered board

Collection Type

  • Wallpaper

Date

c. 1840-1860

GUSN

GUSN-296577

Description

Board fragment with wallpaper remnants on both sides. Side 1 has a striped paper with floral swags in orange, two green, white, and brown on a tan ground. Swags are poorly printed and badly aligned. Side 2 has a light blue abstract foliate pattern on a white ground (in other samples, the blue foliate is alternates with a green vine and stripe design)

Details

Descriptive Terms

wallpapers
boards (flat objects)
sheathing
wallpapers
softwood
Board

Inscription

Gift of Miss Ada Child / 24 Nov 1936 (handwritten)

Additional Identification Number

WP 365

Maker

Unknown

Dimensions

8 7/8 (W) (inches)

Credit Line

Gift of Miss Ada Child

Accession Number

1936.1203

Related Items

Title Board fragment Accession Number 1936.1204
Title Board fragment Accession Number 1936.1205
Title Board fragment Accession Number 1936.1206

Wallpaper Details

Print Technique

Machine Printed

State

Original

Type

Machine Made

Medium

Paper

Decor Motif

stripe
vine and stripe
floral

Period/Style

Floral Stripe
Foliate

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