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Wallpaper

Object Name:
Wallpaper
Object ID:
1969.052.08
Date:
circa 1880
Description:
Wallpaper, floral. Fragment. Putty background with olive-green leaves edged in red and black. Yellow flowers and white flowers, and berries. Three columns of design. Vertical repeat of 15.7". Vertical shift between columns of 7.9". Horizontal repeat of 6". Horizontal design width: 18". Right side, border 0.7" wide with some black and two stripes in it. Other one has white stripes. Left side, border 0.6", yellow and white stripes, black border. Little bit blank tan background All-over design. Number along black edge: "428 C 1". Color registration dot near number. Repeat 15.7" between color dots. Colors: brown, red, yellow, and white on putty. Flowers and blossoms and leaves all in unconnected groups.
Material:
Paper
Dimensions:
H-40.1 W-19.35 inches
Provenance:
Objects and manuscripts from the Nims and Knight families of Roxbury and the Rugg family of Sullivan, given by a descendant, Helen E. (Mrs. Charles B.) Knight of Marlborough.
Credit Line:
Gift of Helen E. Knight
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