Scenic wallpaper fragment, "Olympic Games, Greek Celebrations". A group of women lead a pair of harnessed leopards towards a chariot race. Groups of men and women stand in an open colonnade watching the race. Design by Joseph Dufour (1752-1827). Printed in grisaille. Fold lines and tack holes along top and bottom edge, may have been mounted to a board or frame. Shadow lines of a dotted stripe appear on reverse.
scenic wallpapers
wallpapers
paper (fiber product)
Covering, Wall
Wallpaper
Wallpaper
1065.1
Dufour, Joseph (Designer)
France
62 x 158 (HxW) (inches)
Museum Accession
2014.72.1
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