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Wallpaper

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Collection Type

  • Wallpaper

Date

1900-1920

GUSN

GUSN-302535

Description

Secondary part of the tenth layer of wallpaper from the entrance hall of the Shirley-Eustis House, Roxbury, Massachusetts. Urn and scroll pattern roller-printed in red and metallic silver on ungrounded paper.

Details

Descriptive Terms

wallpapers
paper (fiber product)
Covering, Wall
Wallpaper
Wallpaper

Associated Building

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

Additional Identification Number

1971.135.10B

Maker

Unknown

Credit Line

Museum Accession

Accession Number

1971.135.10.3

Places

Roxbury (Boston, Suffolk county, Massachusetts) [neighborhood]

Wallpaper Details

Print Technique

Machine Printed

Form

Wall fragment

Ground Color

Ungrounded

State

Original

Type

Machine Made

Use

Sidewall/Fill

Medium

Paper

Decor Motif

Urn
Scroll

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