Wallpaper
- Object Name:
- Wallpaper
- Object ID:
- 2006.064
- Date:
- circa 1810
- Description:
- Wallpaper, said to be from the White Horse Tavern, Bedford, NH. Several pieces rolled together, largest pieces 63" wide. At least two layers of paper adhered to each other. Top layer has orange-brown ground with gray and white flowers. Next layer has white ground with green flowers. Smallest piece (pictured) is 4" x 21".
- Material:
- Paper
- Dimensions:
- W-63 inches
- Provenance:
- Said to be from the White Horse Tavern, Bedford, NH. Transferred from Currier Museum of Art. Original source unknown.
The tavern was kept by Thomas Chandler starting in 1806.
Inside the roll was a short cardboard tube with shipping label addressed to Robert P. McCarthy, Fay School, Southboro, Mass., from Jordan Marsh, Boston; postmarked Cambridge, Mass., Jan. 31 [?]. Tube marked in black crayon, "PAPER, WHITE HORSE TAVERN / BEDFORD". - Credit Line:
- Gift of the Currier Museum of Art
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