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Wallpaper

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Collection Type

  • Wallpaper

Date

1880-1890

GUSN

GUSN-302571

Description

Second layer of wallpaper removed from the attic ("room k") of the Shirley-Eustis House, Roxbury, Massachusetts. Stylized flower and scroll pattern showing Persian-style influences. Roller-printed in red, yellow and tan on cream ground.

Details

Descriptive Terms

wallpapers
paper (fiber product)
Covering, Wall
Wallpaper
Wallpaper

Associated Building

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

Maker

Unknown

Credit Line

Museum Accession

Accession Number

1971.139.2

Places

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

Wallpaper Details

Print Technique

Machine Printed

Form

Wall fragment

Ground Color

Cream

State

Original

Type

Machine Made

Use

Sidewall/Fill

Medium

Paper

Decor Motif

Persian
Scrolls

Period/Style

Floral

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