First layer of wallpaper removed from the attic ("room L") of the Shirley-Eustis House, Roxbury, Massachusetts. Diaper and sprig patterned; diamonds formed by c-scrolls. Roller-printed in purple and green on white ground.
wallpapers
paper (fiber product)
Covering, Wall
Wallpaper
Unidentified Paper
Wallpaper
Original To Shirley-Eustis House (Roxbury, Mass.), Attic
Unknown
Museum Accession
1971.141.1
Roxbury (Boston, Suffolk county, Massachusetts) [neighborhood]
Title Wallpaper Accession Number 2001.281.210
Title Wallpaper Accession Number 2001.281.1185
Machine Printed
Wall fragment
White
Original
Machine Made
Sidewall/Fill
Paper
Diaper
Diamond
Sprig
Diaper Pattern
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