Wallpaper

Object Name:

Wallpaper

Object ID:

1966.043.29 a-b

Creator:

Robert S. Hobbs & Co.

Date:

circa 1925

Description:

Wallpaper, two lengths of textured buff background. Small flowers, blue, green, and multiple brown curlicues, some inside others in gilt. a. Vertical pattern repeat: 18.8". Horizontal repeat of 9.1". Vertical shift of: 9.5". One complete column of the floral design of blue, tan, and green flowers with gilt curlicues. Portions of design on right and left edges of paper. Paper has small pebble-grained texture. Along left edge, unprinted background band 0.7" wide. On right side, background band: 0.6" wide.On right, light tan printing in a italic, all cap, san-serif: "ROBERT S. HOBBS & CO." "1542". Bold text in serif: "EA3". Color registration dot. Almost opposite in on other side of sheet, another registration dot with a couple of colors in them: tan and black for both dots. On back at printed edge, background color has leaked around edge. Of opposite edge, very small amount of leakage at one end.
b. Repeat of "a".

Material:

Paper

Dimensions:

H-35.3 W-19.6 inches

Credit Line:

Gift of Calvin L. Tucker