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Wallpapered box

Collection Type

  • Wallpaper

Date

1811-1817

GUSN

GUSN-30885

Description

Small, rectangular, wooden box (A) with lid (B). Wallpaper has a drapery pattern with foliage and abstract leaves or flowers. Printed in pink, two greens, and white on an off-white ground.

Details

Descriptive Terms

boxes (containers)
paper (fiber product)
wood (plant material)
Box

Additional Identification Number

1926.305A
518

Maker

Moses Grant Jr. & Co. (Manufacturer)

Dimensions

3 1/2 x 6 3/4 x 3 5/8 (HxWxD) (inches)

Credit Line

Gift of Annie Manning Selfridge

Accession Number

1926.305AB

Date

1811-1817 (newspaper lining dated 1819\n )

Related Items

Title Wallpaper Accession Number 1972.95

Wallpaper Details

Print Technique

Block Printed

Form

Box

Ground Color

Ivory

State

Original

Type

Handmade

Paper Finish

Laid

Medium

Paper

Period/Style

Drapery

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