Wallpaper

Object Name:

Wallpaper

Object ID:

1966.043.14

Creator:

A.W.P.M.A.

Date:

circa 1860

Description:

Wallpaper, square piece with all-over, floral reds, greenish yellows, greenish browns, and pale greenish background. At least two columns of repeat floral design running vertically on paper. Vertical repeat of 13". Vertical shift of 6.5". Horizontal separation: 9.3". Fanciful flower design, red, medium and light green, and black colors. Many of leaves and stems, two shades of green. Background completely different, light-green color. Stems fairly long and connect multiple leaves and blossoms. Stems do not continue completely from top to bottom as one stem. Leaves, stems, blossoms, and petals, compactly designed so not a lot of empty background space. Blossoms vary in number of colors. Some detailed blossoms with only three colors and others with at least five colors in them. In some areas, colors overprinted to create different shade or hue. Along one edge, unprinted background strip: 0.2" wide. Adjacent to that, dark green background strip: 0.2" wide with narrow red stripe down center of it. On opposite side, plain, unprinted strip: 0.2" wide adjacent to a dark green 0.3" wide with two, narrow red stripes down center of it. Along edge, black banner with capital letters: "A.W.P.M. A." "0 620" printed along same edge. On opposite edge, two small color spots, 13" apart, two or three colors in them. Along one end, partial jagged edge looking like it may be end of roll. Also on back, pencil: "12 2" second "2" underlined and superscript. Along one end, on back, some remnants of red and green colors in partial designs that, in some instances, may have bled through from front. Not regular. Some of red bled through; some transferred from other source.

Material:

Paper

Dimensions:

H-19.5 W-19.4 inches

Credit Line:

Gift of Calvin L. Tucker