Fragment of wallpaper border from the fifth (last) layer of wallpaper removed from the stairway of the cellar leading up to the dining room of the Shirley-Eustis House, Roxbury, Massachusetts. Fragment of wallpaper border (associated with sidewall 1971.144.5.1) with floral medallions framed by scrolls on a stylized lace panel background. Roller-printed in red, maroon, green, white, pink and liquid mica on pink ground.
wallpapers
paper (fiber product)
Covering, Wall
Wallpaper
Wallpaper
Original To Shirley-Eustis House (Roxbury, Mass.), Stairway
1971.144.5B
Unknown
Museum Accession
1971.144.5.2
Roxbury (Boston, Suffolk county, Massachusetts) [neighborhood]
Title Wallpaper Accession Number 1971.144.5.1
Machine Printed
Wall fragment
Pink
Original
Machine Made
Border
Paper
Flowers
Medallions
Lace
Floral Medallion
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