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Wallpaper

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Collection Type

  • Wallpaper

Date

1840-1860

GUSN

GUSN-302547

Description

Three fragments fo the fourth layer of wallpaper removed from the second floor bedroom (Parlor Chamber) of the Shirley-Eustis House, Roxbury, Massachusetts. The paper is printed with brown and tan stripes.

Details

Descriptive Terms

wallpapers
paper (fiber product)
Covering, Wall
Wallpaper
Wallpaper

Associated Building

Original To Shirley-Eustis House (Roxbury, Mass.), 2nd Floor Room

Maker

Unknown

Credit Line

Museum Accession

Accession Number

1971.137.4

Places

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

Wallpaper Details

Print Technique

Machine Printed

Form

wall fragment

State

Original

Type

Machine Made

Use

Sidewall/Fill

Medium

Paper

Period/Style

Stripe

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