Wallpaper

Object Name:

Wallpaper

Object ID:

1966.043.27 a-b

Date:

circa 1920

Description:

Wallpaper, two 36" lengths of white and silver striped, with gray flowers, brown leaves, and sprigs. No mark. a. Textured paper. Parallel lines that consist of small lined elevated segments. Rows consist of 13 rows/inch. 13 columns of segmented lines per inch. The number of segments per inch in each column: perhaps 25 lined segments/inch in each column. Printed with a slight silver color with background paper color showing through. Two columns of floral design with portions of same design along left and right edges. Brown outlines of leaves and some veins in leaves. Flowers light gray petals with dark gray shading in center and buds nearby. Blossoms and buds, brown bases where they connect to short stems to the longer brown stems. Some stems seem to have thorns on them. Behind the bolder pattern, small network of light brown stems and leaves referred to as sprigs. Pattern repeat approximately 13.6" vertically. Horizontal repeat: 9.3" between columns. The vertical shift between columns: 6.9". On left edge, blank band 0.35" wide. On right side, blank band: 0.55" wide. On left side, color registration cluster. Spacing of 13.5" between them. Consists of line, then 5 circles then a line. Circles have different browns and grays in them. Lines have multiple colors: grays, silvers, and browns in them. On right side, at same spacing of 13.5", 5 smaller color registration circles. Each has different color in it. Symbol of "2" in a fancier script written on its side. On back of paper, slight discolored band across paper in one area. A little bit of some slightly tan design shadow coming from some elements of printing on other side.
b. Duplicate of other sheet even with discolored band across back.

Material:

Paper

Dimensions:

H-36.2 W-19.9 inches

Credit Line:

Gift of Calvin L. Tucker