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Wallpaper

Collection Type

  • Wallpaper

Date

1850-1860

GUSN

GUSN-177698

Description

Wallpaper fragments with a Gothic Revival pattern. Printed in white, brown, and grey on a beige ground.

Details

Descriptive Terms

wallpapers
paper (fiber product)
Wallpaper

Associated Building

Rundlet-May House (Portsmouth, N.H.), Bathroom

Additional Identification Number

1813

Maker

Unknown

Location of Origin

France

Dimensions

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

Credit Line

Museum Accession

Accession Number

1978.182AB

Reference Notes

Wallpaper in New England, p172 and fig. 40.4

Places

France

Related Items

Title Accession Number 1978.182b
Title Accession Number 1943.783

Wallpaper Details

Print Technique

Block Printed

Form

Wall Fragment

Ground Color

Beige

State

Original

Type

Machine Made

Use

Sidewall/Fill

Medium

Paper

Period/Style

Gothic Revival

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