Reproduction Wallpaper

Collection Type

  • Wallpaper

Date

1900-1910

GUSN

GUSN-290448

Description

Unused sample of wallpaper manufactured by Gossler Wagner. Wallpaper has a pattern of large rococo cartouches filled with roses and foliage. Cartouches are arranged in a diamond pattern and are separated by trails of roses and other flowers. Printed in yellows, beiges, and green on a beige ground.

Details

Descriptive Terms

wallpapers
paper (fiber product)
Rococo Revival
cartouches (ornament)
Wallpaper

Inscription

"Gossler. Wagner & Co. Phila." (Printed on right selvedge.)

Associated Person

Waterhouse, Dorothy S.

Maker

Gossler Wagner & Co. (Manufacturer)

Location of Origin

Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, United States

Dimensions

22 x 19 1/8 (HxW) (inches)

Credit Line

Gift of Bernard Scott

Accession Number

2001.281.807

Places

Philadelphia (Philadelphia county, Pennsylvania)

Wallpaper Details

Form

Unused

Ground Color

Cream

State

Repro

Type

Machine Made

Use

Sidewall/Fill

Type

Machine Made

Period/Style

Rococo Revival

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