Wallpaper

Object Name:

Wallpaper

Object ID:

1966.043.08

Creator:

A. W. P. M. A.

Date:

circa 1860

Description:

Wallpaper, c. 1860 fragment of all-over design in white, yellow, greens and reds. Roses and daisies on celery green background. On left edge, blank stripe 0.25" wide. Background colored stripe 0.6" wide. On right side, blank strip 0.2" wide and blank wide background strip, 0.7" wide. Pattern width: 17.6". Vertical repeat 12.6". Horizontal repeat: 17.6" or the design width. Along right edge, printed banner outline with scrolled ends, in dark green. Contains: "A. W. P. M. A." Adjacent to it: "2339". On left edge, in background color, single dot with 3 colors on it. In a different area, color strip, two lines, and 7 dots, overall 2.9" long. Light yellow circles with the dots in them are the colors in the design, red, couple greens, dark yellow, lighter yellow, and even lighter yellow, then a white. On back, along bottom edge, some red outlines fairly bright in an irregular pattern that fade off. May have bled through from front but only in small area. At other end of sheet, a couple more faint red design elements that must have bled through.

Material:

Paper

Dimensions:

H-17.5 W-19.4 inches

Credit Line:

Gift of Calvin L. Tucker