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Wallpaper

Collection Type

  • Wallpaper

GUSN

GUSN-302190

Description

Wallpaper roll. Hand-blocked floral sprig enclosed within wreath. Printed in beige on white ground.

Details

Descriptive Terms

wallpapers
wallpapers
Covering, Wall
Wallpaper
Wallpaper

Inscription

R C a Paris, 226 Made in France (printed)
A226 / 3 22.75 / Beige / in book / 'Papillon', Nancy McClelland (handwritten)
This collection of 20th century French hand-blocked wallpapers was the gift (probably in the 1970s) of Roach and Craven, a Boston decorating firm on Chesnut Street (by R. Nylander)

Pattern

Papillon

Pattern No.

A226

Maker

Mauny (Manufacturer)

Credit Line

Gift of Roach & Craven, Inc.

Accession Number

2000.214AB

Related Items

Title Wallpaper Accession Number 2000.215

Wallpaper Details

Print Technique

Block Printed

Ground Color

White

State

Original

Type

Handmade

Use

Sidewall/Fill

Use

floral

Decor Motif

sprig
wreath
floral
flower

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