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Wallpaper

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Collection Type

  • Wallpaper

Date

1870-1880

GUSN

GUSN-302539

Description

Second layer of wallpaper from the dining room of the Shirley-Eustis House, Roxbury, Massachusetts.Three fragments roller-printed with circular swirl pattern in yellow, blue, white on gray ground.

Details

Descriptive Terms

wallpapers
paper (fiber product)
Covering, Wall
Wallpaper
Wallpaper

Inscription

"Wm H. Mairs & Co./2 Rolls/1836" (Printed in selvedge.)

Pattern No.

1836

Associated Building

Original To Shirley-Eustis House (Roxbury, Mass.), Dining Room

Maker

Mairs, William H. (Manufacturer)

Credit Line

Museum Accession

Accession Number

1971.136.2

Places

Roxbury (Boston, Suffolk county, Massachusetts) [neighborhood]
Brooklyn (New York City, New York state) [borough]

Wallpaper Details

Print Technique

Machine Printed

Form

Wall fragment

Ground Color

Grey

State

Original

Type

Machine Made

Use

Sidewall/Fill

Medium

Paper

Period/Style

Geometric

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