Wallpaper

Object Name:

Wallpaper

Object ID:

1980.046.02

Description:

Wallpaper, tan. Stripe and lyre design in gray and blue. Floral pattern with dirty tan background. In flowers, three different colors to make up details. Leaves off-white color. Light gray and dark gray used around edges and in some central details. Some analysis needs to be done to figure original pigment colors in background and patterns. Paper has small pebble grain pattern in it, very small, convex, shallow domes in random, side-by-side pattern. The little bumps on front: 0.1" diameter at their largest. Pattern more evident on back side in raking light. On back, evidence of different wallpaper or wall decoration that was pulled off when this sheet removed. Straight white lines and possible reddish blossoms at intersection of two sets of white lines. Pencil writing on back: "3rd fl hall / 2nd layer. Dining room.

Material:

Paper

Dimensions:

H-14.2 W-8.5 inches

Provenance:

From house at 432 North State Street, Concord, NH, built in 1887 by John B. and Emily Giles. (See files).

Credit Line:

Gift of Joan Jeffrey

People:

Giles, John B., Giles, Emily