Wallpaper
- Object Name:
- Wallpaper
- Object ID:
- 1969.072.11
- Description:
- Wallpaper fragment, less than one repeat. Heavy paper. Design consists of printed woodland scene of young deer running through forest. Muted colors of browns (409, 401) for tree and shading, and greens (367, 346, 332) for foliage. Acidic, machine-made paper. Opaque, flat pigments, impervious to water, wood-blocked. Off-white (400) glossy ground coat. On the reverse is written, in pencil, "from hall of Dr. Eliz Hoyt-Stevens House / 85 North State St. Concord."
- Material:
- Paper
- Dimensions:
- H-11.1 W-21.7 inches
- Provenance:
- This wallpaper was in the hall of 85 North State Street, Concord, NH, owned in 1933 by Dr. Elizabeth Hoyt-Stevens, then a woman in her late 70s. The wallpaper was removed and copied, maker unknown. In 1969, this building was occupied by the N.H. Conference of United Church of Christ. The wallpaper has been changed in the hall three times during past 20 years.
- Credit Line:
- Gift of Doris F. Purvis
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