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Three fragments of the second layer of wallpaper removed from the attic ("room l") of the Shirley-Eustis House, Roxbury, Massachusetts. Copper engraved roller print with scenes from John Bunyan's "Pilgrim's Progress" including "Christian in the Slough of Despond," "Christian at the Gate," "Christian at the Cross," and "Christian rewarded." Printed in black on white ground.
wallpapers
paper (fiber product)
Covering, Wall
Wallpaper
Wallpaper
Original To Shirley-Eustis House (Roxbury, Mass.), Attic
Unknown
Museum Accession
1971.141.2
Roxbury (Boston, Suffolk county, Massachusetts) [neighborhood]
Engraved
Wall fragment
White
Original
Machine Made
Sidewall/Fill
Paper
Christian
Figures
Biblical
Scenery Figure
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