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Wallpaper

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Collection Type

  • Wallpaper

Date

1885-1890

GUSN

GUSN-64268

Description

Eighteenth century silk design of meandering floral vines, colored in olive drab and gilt.

Details

Descriptive Terms

wallpapers
gilding
Lincrusta Walton
vines
floral patterns
wreaths (costume accessories)
Covering, Wall
Wallpaper
Lincrusta
Wreath
Gilded
Vine
Wallpaper

Associated Building

Original to Roseland Cottage (Woodstock, Conn.),

Maker

Groeber, Paul (Designer)
Frederick Beck & Co. (Manufacturer)

Location of Origin

NY, USA; Stamford, CT, USA

Dimensions

18 7/8 (W) (inches)

Credit Line

Gift of Margaret Carson Holt

Accession Number

1970.511

Places

New York state (United States)
Connecticut (United States)

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