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Wallpaper

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  • Wallpaper

GUSN

GUSN-302525

Description

Third layer of wallpaper from the entrance hall of the Shirley-Eustis House, Roxbury, Massachusetts. Block-printed with geometric stripe of zig-zags and circles on dot background.

Details

Descriptive Terms

paper (fiber product)
block printing (relief printing process)
Covering, Wall
Wallpaper
Wallpaper

Associated Building

Original To Shirley-Eustis House (Roxbury, Mass.), Front Hall

Maker

Unknown

Credit Line

Museum Accession

Accession Number

1971.135.3

Related Items

Title Wallpaper Accession Number 1971.135.13

Wallpaper Details

Print Technique

Block Printed

Form

Wall fragment

State

Original

Type

Handmade

Use

Sidewall/Fill

Medium

Paper

Decor Motif

Zig-zag
Circles
Geometric
Dots

Period/Style

Stripe

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