This overall piece with three attached colorways, three attached paper labels and one fabric label, represents palmettes and volutes motifs, organized in stripes: a set of palmettes, flowers and volutes follows another, successively in round and in square. These sets stands out against the background. A continuous stripe of palms and volutes separate them.
samples
textiles
cotton (textile)
printing (process)
floral patterns
Sample, Material
Sample, Material
FROM THE Greenbrook COLLECTION OF RELATED FABRICS & WALLPAPERS
(printed)
Colorway 1 back: 102440/ Gold Metallic/ Natural 50/ ENOCH FRYE/ S.P. Document/ Sylmer Finish/ 100% Cotton/ Greeff/ 150 MIDLAND AVE. PORT CHESTER, N.Y.
Colorway 2: removed
Colorway 3back: 102443/ Blue/ 50/ LENOCH FRYE/ S.P. Document/ Sylmer Finish/ 100% Cotton/ Greeff/ 150 MIDLAND AVE. PORT CHESTER, N.Y.
"Greeff FABRICS, INC. /No. 102442 /Color Natural/ Olive-/ Width Grey 50"/Name "ENOCH FRYE" /Material S.P.Document /Sylmer Finish /Fibre 100% Cotton /GREENBROOK / IV / COLLECTION.
PURCHASE SAMPLE / MEMBER OF fine fabric sources.
DESIGNS OF /YESTERYEAR... /SO RIGHT FOR TODAY /GREENBROOK IV /A captivating collection of related fabrics and wallpapers with designs from historic Early American houses /by Greeff.
ENOCH FRYE/ Series 102440 thru 102444/ Discovered beneath three layers of wall-/ paper, this stencil pattern was part of the/ first decorative scheme of the Enoch Frye/ house, built in 1780 in North Andover,/ Mass.
FOR THE NUMBERS OF /RELATED WALLPAPERS /PLEASE REFER TO OUR PRICE LIST. /Greeff FABRICS
FOR THE NUMBERS OF /RELATED WALLPAPERS /PLEASE REFER TO OUR PRICE LIST. /Greeff FABRICS
FINISHED WITH/ SYL-MER/ KEEPS FABRIC/ NEW LOOKING LONGER/ RESISTS SPOTS, STAINS,/ WEAR AND WRINKLING
Enoch Frye
Waterhouse Wallhangings
Greeff Fabrics, Inc.
Greeff Fabrics, Inc.
45 x 24.25 (HxW) (inches)
Gift of Bernard Scott
2001.281.1243
1933-1996 (Greeff in Business)
Title Reproduction Wallpaper Accession Number 2001.281.861
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