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Object Name:
Wallpaper
Object ID:
1966.043.12
Creator:
A.W.P.M.A.
Date:
circa 1860
Description:
Wallpaper, fragment, rectangular piece. Large, all-over, floral pattern in dark reds, pinks, blues, and yellows, with brown-green leaves. Buff-colored background. Vertical repeat: 12.5". Repeat pattern of blossoms and flowers. Largest green stems all have thorns. Arrangement of the different blossoms is fanciful because stems all have more than one type of blossom. Blank strip, 0.3" wide on left side. Background colored strip, 0.2" wide. Plain strip on right side, 0.2" wide. Plain background strip, 0.3" wide. Overall design element: 18.4" wide. On right side, printed banner in black, "A.W.P.M.A." "387". On right side, one colored dot with colors in it: tan, 3 greens, a black, a yellow, pink, red, and blue. On back in pencil: "12" and superscript "2". Some spots of red that have bled through on back.
Material:
Paper
Dimensions:
H-19.5 W-19.4 inches
Credit Line:
Gift of Calvin L. Tucker
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