Wallpaper

Object Name:

Wallpaper

Object ID:

1966.043.13

Date:

circa 1860

Description:

Wallpaper, fragment. All-over design in yellows, reds, blacks on mottled, whitish background. Alternating columns of fanciful floral design running from top to bottom. Design repeat over 2 columns: 12.5" vertically. Horizontal repeat: about 9.2". Vertical shift between the repeats: 6.2". Fanciful blossoms, leaves, stems, and possibly a few small fruits associated with the design. Stems medium-brown background color with black markings and small lines delineating them. Also, black edges and outlines on blossoms and leaves. Yellow and red combination in blossoms and some of petals. Leaves mostly brown and red with some black outline. Behind all this, off-white background of small, irregular, rounded shapes appearing as small stones, with background medium-brown color between. Relative to floral portion, background shapes relatively small. Overall width of design:18.3". On one edge, blank strip, about 0.3" wide. Next width, blank background color strip, also 0.3" wide. On opposite side, same format repeated blank edge strip: 2.5" wide, blank background strip: 0.35" wide. Along one edge, two small dots, 12.5" apart, with multiple colors in them. Probable test spots for colors in design. On back of sheet, pencil: "122". #3214L printed on back in black in serif-style characters.

Material:

Paper

Dimensions:

H-21.2 W-19.5 inches

Credit Line:

Gift of Calvin L. Tucker