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Five fragments of border for eighth layer of wallpaper removed from the second floor bedroom (Parlor Chamber) of the Shirley-Eustis House, Roxbury, Massachusetts. Pattern of stylized flowers borderd above and below by stripes of stylized flower sprigs. Roller printed in red, blue, white, green and gray on gray ground.
wallpapers
paper (fiber product)
Covering, Wall
Wallpaper
Wallpaper
Original To Shirley-Eustis House (Roxbury, Mass.), 2nd Floor Room
1971.137.8B
Unknown
Museum Accession
1971.137.8.2
Roxbury (Boston, Suffolk county, Massachusetts) [neighborhood]
Title Wallpaper Accession Number 1971.137.8.1
Machine Printed
Wall fragment
Grey
Original
Machine Made
Border
Paper
Stylized flowers
Sprigs
Stripes
Floral
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