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Three fragments of the twelfth layer of wallpaper removed from the second floor bedroom (Parlor Chamber) of the Shirley-Eustis House, Roxbury, Massachusetts. Diaper pattern formed by pale yellow and pink c-scrolls and floral sprigs. Roller-printed in pale yellow, pink, green and peach on light gray ground.
wallpapers
paper (fiber product)
Covering, Wall
Wallpaper
Wallpaper
Original To Shirley-Eustis House (Roxbury, Mass.), 2nd Floor Room
Unknown
Museum Accession
1971.137.12
Roxbury (Boston, Suffolk county, Massachusetts) [neighborhood]
Machine Printed
Wall fragment
Grey
Original
Machine Made
Sidewall/Fill
Paper
Diamonds
C-scrolls
Sprigs
Diaper Pattern
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