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Three border fragments for the fifteenth (last) layer of wallpaper removed from the second floor bedroom (Parlor Chamber) of the Shirley-Eustis House, Roxbury, Massachusetts. Matches wallpaper 1971.137.15.1. Floral medallions and draping floral swags roller-printed in yellow, green and blue on light yellow or cream ground.
wallpapers
paper (fiber product)
Covering, Wall
Wallpaper
Wallpaper
Original To Shirley-Eustis House (Roxbury, Mass.), 2nd Floor Room
1971.137.15B
Unknown
Museum Accession
1971.137.15.2
Roxbury (Boston, Suffolk county, Massachusetts) [neighborhood]
Title Wallpaper Accession Number 1971.137.15.1
Machine Printed
Wall fragment
Cream
Original
Machine Made
Border
Paper
Flowers
Medallion
Swags
Floral Medallion
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