Wallpaper

Collection Type

  • Wallpaper

Date

1880-1885

GUSN

GUSN-176174

Description

Unused sample, incomplete repeat. Stylized floral elements, rendered flatly and arranged symetrically within scalloped frames. Printed in light blue, white, salmon, taupe and metallic gold on a beige, embossed ground.

Details

Descriptive Terms

wallpapers
Wallpaper

Additional Identification Number

2485

Maker

Unknown

Location of Origin

United States

Dimensions

8 7/8 x 14 3/4 (HxW) (inches)

Credit Line

Gift of Mrs. Phillip Wheelock

Accession Number

1985.26.5

Reference Notes

In Pursuit of Beauty, The Met., p. 74. fig. 35 and p. 76

Places

United States

Wallpaper Details

Print Technique

Machine Printed

Form

Wallpaper

Ground Color

Beige

State

Original

Type

Machine Made

Use

Sidewall/Fill

Type

Machine Made

Period/Style

Aesthetic

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