Wallpaper
- Object Name:
- Wallpaper
- Object ID:
- 1961.032.10 b-e
- Date:
- 1830-1835
- Description:
- Wallpaper, gold floral, four pieces. Light gray background. Stylized floral motif, gilt leaves and stems, red flowers, small green leaves. Stamped gold foil or leaf. Design can be seen on back in raking light. Section small green guideline upper right corner. Gold has many small textured and planed areas to provide additional depth to floral design. Gold also coincides with some of the green printed area. Gold is over the green. Red blossoms, small gold details in them.
c. Central repeat pattern similar to (b). Repeat of central design of 26.4". On this sheet, two smaller floral clusters, to left and right side, evenly spaced between central repeats. Floral clusters very similar but not exactly same. Similar portion in each one is 12.3" apart. Foil design can also be seem in back in raking light. Foil also stamped over pigment. On left side, vertical test lines with small spots of different colors found in central design. Also, green stripe near these other test lines. Color test lines are both directly to left of large and small central designs. Five small, colored dots adjacent to colored line and have different colored elements in each one. Right side also has single green line parallel to edge, 3.8" long.
d. Major design elements same as in other pieces. This one has 3 color test strips along left edge adjacent to floral design in paper. Also, short green stripe with single dot on one side, similar to color test strips, except there is just one. Slightly more-pronounced small dots associated with test strips along outside edge of test strips. Stamped design can be seen on rear in raking lights.
e. Wallpaper fragment. Design elements similar found in other examples. Foil stampings prevalent on back side and seen in raking light.
Note in accession record, "From the Summer House of Mrs. Boyleston (Boyleston St., Boston)." - Material:
- Paper
Gold - Dimensions:
- H-15.7 W-19.9 inches
- Provenance:
- Mrs. Boyleston of Boyleston Street, Boston. "From the Summer House of Mrs. Boyleston."
- Credit Line:
- Gift of Mr. and Mrs. Gardner L. King
- Subjects:
- Flowers
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