Wallpapered board, composed of two smaller boards joined with pegs and batten. These smaller boards are two of three used to form a fireboard. Wallpaper is in poor condition, with white fretwork, outlined leaves, and white rose sprays with olive green leaves. Same paper as 1988.536.1.
wallpapers
boards (flat objects)
softwood
wallpapers
Component, Fireplace
Fireboard
Fireboard
Unknown
21 (W) (inches)
Museum Accession
1988.536.2
Title Fireboard fragment Accession Number 1988.536.1
fireboard
Ivory
Original
foliate
rose
fretwork
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