Wallpaper
- Object Name:
- Wallpaper
- Object ID:
- 1969.005.080 a-b
- Date:
- 1820-1840
- Description:
- Wallpaper, fragment, probably from a roll. a. Less than one repeat. Ivory background. Urban scene, probably European, with river and stone bridge with four arched spans. Large buildings on both sides of river. Rowboat in foreground with eight figures in blue and orange holding brown oars upright. Boat drawn to shore by ninth figure, in blue and brown. Many buildings and bridge in browns with pale blue water. Green leaved trees enclosing scene. Blue in sky. b. Scene of upper portion with hillside and steps. The two pieces (a and b) share same browns and greens. Covered with glass and framed in incised red frame with gold lining. (No longer framed)
- Material:
- Paper
- Dimensions:
- H-28.1 W-16.1 inches
- Provenance:
- Card with paper inscribed: "this piece of wallpaper / came from the front hall of the birthplace of Moody / Currier in Boscawen / N.H. the house was at / one time a stage coach / tavern. For a number of / years it was known as / The Elmwood-by-the / Merrimack- It burned / between 1924-1930 The / paper was the original / paper in the hall-and was over 100 years old when the / house burned / July 13-1944 Dorothy L. Brown."
- Credit Line:
- Josiah Abbott Dadmun and Susan Dadmun Collections, Bequest of Helen I. Dadmun Doble
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