Pattern

Object Name:

Pattern

Object ID:

1958.003.05.001

Creator:

Burgum, Edwin G.Designer

Description:

Furniture Pattern, Pricked Paper. Paper pounce pattern. Symmetrical floral pattern with stems and leaves emanating from bottom center upward. One central flower and petals. On one half there are 6 blossoms with leaves, 4 additional leaves or different style of blossom. These come off of 3 major stems. Two small pointed leaves at bottom center that go upward and to the right. Six significant curlycue tendrils coming off stems. Pattern is replicated on left side in a mirror image. Right-hand section of pattern is rendered in pencil with some lighter pencil shading. Outlines of stems, leaves, blossoms are delineated with small perforations in the paper. Left hand side of pattern is purely perforations that are convex so that one half paper drawn, paper folded over with the perforations going through both sides. Writing left edge facing inward "Blanket Chest" ("Chest underlined). At far right lower right corner area facing upward and to right so it appears diagonally upside down , in pencil script "Blanket" / "Chest" which has line drawn over top and bottom of these words. Notches cut upper left and right corners. On back there is a pencil circle centered left to right on the pattern with diameter of 11.5". Partial circle on right side with diameter of 9.8". Another light pencil arc. On left side is horizontal pencil line near center 18.8" long. Across top is long pencil line not parallel to top edge. Also on back there are a few traces of floral patterns on left side in a white material. On right side are faint traces and remnants of some curlycues, curved stems in black. On back bottom edge near left pencil notation {5676 .. x [8]7}.

Material:

Paper

Dimensions:

H-16.5 W-40.2 inches

Credit Line:

Gift of Eaton C. Clapp

People:

Burgum, Edwin Gannell (1858-1948)