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Wallpapered board. Top layer is an American roller-printed copy of an English block-printed design, "The Thelma" by R. Hamilton. Large Art Nouveau flowers, perhaps irises, printed in maroon, pink, and three greens on tan ground. Maroon striations create the appearance of fabric
wallpapers
sheathing
boards (flat objects)
wallpapers
softwood
Lumber
Board
Board
The Thelma
After Hamilton, R. (Artist, Designer)
63.5 x 13.75 (HxW) (inches)
Gift of Mr. Mark P. Lorett
1986.1088
See Wallpaper in New England, pages 261-262, for the original block-printed version of "The Thelma"
Medfield (Norfolk county, Massachusetts)
United States
Title Wallpaper on Board Accession Number 1986.1090
Title Wallpaper Accession Number 1986.1091
Title Wallpaper on board Accession Number 1986.1089
Title Wallpaper Accession Number 1971.2186A
Machine Printed
Tan
Original
Machine Made
Sidewall/Fill
floral
Paper
iris
art nouveau
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