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Wallpaper on plaster

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Collection Type

  • Wallpaper

Date

ca. 1820.

GUSN

GUSN-47803

Description

Piece of wallpaper on lath and plaster. Large floral and foliate in green flock on gray ground.

Details

Descriptive Terms

wallpapers
sheathing
wallpapers
paper (fiber product)
flocking
fibrous plaster
lath
softwood
Lumber
Board
Unidentified Paper
Board

Maker

Unknown

Dimensions

55.25 x 9.5 (HxW) (inches)

Credit Line

Gift of Mr. Frank Demers

Accession Number

1969.452

Places

Bridgewater (Grafton county, New Hampshire)

Wallpaper Details

Print Technique

Machine Printed

Design Technique

Flocked

Ground Color

Grey

State

Original

Type

Machine Made

Use

Sidewall/Fill

Medium

Paper

Decor Motif

floral
foliate
flower
leaf

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