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Three fabric remnants each with four attached colorways and one attached paper label. Repeated pattern: the same stylized floral composition is developed in the frame of a shape similar to a star. The rhythm is accentuated by geometrical edges containing a stylized flower. The three samples are in three different dominant colors: one green (2001.281.1228.1), one purple (2001.281.1228.2), and one blue (2001.281.1228.3).
samples
textiles
cotton (textile)
printing (process)
floral patterns
Sample, Material
Sample, Material
MATCHING WALLPAPER AVAILABLE, NEW WATERHOUSE COLLECTION
(printed)
"MARY WADE" VAT DYE ON SOL-GLO (printed)
Colorway 1: S.M. HEXTER/ BUD-/GREEN/ 83061
Colorway 2: S.M. HEXTER/ OYSTER/ WHITE/ 83062
Colorway 3: S.M. HEXTER/ EGGSHELL/ 83063
Colorway 4: S.M. HEXTER/ FROST/ WHITE/ 83064 [or 83065, depending on the color of the sample]
A WATERHOUSE COLLECTION/ HAND-PRINT/ AVAILABLE WITH/ MATCHING WALL PAPER/ BOSTON
SOL/ 1/ 1/10/ Price COTTON/ Width 36 inches/ No. 83065 [or 83063 or 83064, depending on the color of the sample]
Mary Wade
Waterhouse Wallhangings
Unknown
36 x 35 (HxW) (inches)
Gift of Bernard Scott
2001.281.1228.1-.3
Title Reproduction Wallpaper Accession Number 2001.281.851
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