Wallpaper

Object Name:

Wallpaper

Object ID:

1966.043.11

Creator:

A.W.P.M.A.

Date:

circa 1860

Description:

Wallpaper, fragment, square piece with all-over floral designs in reds, browns, mustards, and whites on celery-green background. Repeat pattern of flowers, stems, blossoms, leaves, and small stems. Some brown plain, stems, some with thorns, some green ones, and some green ones with thorns. Some very-light green stems with small leaves scattered throughout. Vertical repeat of 12.55". Horizontal repeat 9". Shift between, so vertical shift is about 6.5". There are like two columns of the floral design, repeated side-by-side, but difference in their repeats. Some realistic blossoms, some fanciful. Left hand edge, blank strip 0.3" wide. Background colored strip of 2.5". Right-hand side, blank strip of 0.2" and a colored background strip of 0.4".
Left-hand edge, in blank strip, 2 dots of multiple colors printed. Right-hand edge, printed banner with "A. W. P. M. A." "2315". Three greens, a white, two reds, one brown. On back in pencil: "10". Also, couple small areas on back that appears to have bled through. Portions of design in very light red.

Material:

Paper

Dimensions:

H-19.1 W-19.4 inches

Credit Line:

Gift of Calvin L. Tucker